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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 170Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 35East Midlands 138West Midlands 28East 23London 257South East 37South West 15South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ardens lived in london

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    1,200 Arden Travel & migration records
    7,400 Ardens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ardens

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Ardens in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    26

    Cotton Weaver

    25

    Dressmaker

    20

    Laundress

    19

    Widow

    17

    Common male occupations for Ardens in 1921

    Farmer

    70

    Coal Miner

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    Butcher

    24

    Farmers Son

    21

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