Origins of the Bedward surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 8West Midlands 71East 8London 38South East 46South West 1South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bedwards lived in west-midlands

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    64 Bedward Travel & migration records
    1,800 Bedwards found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bedwards

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

    Common female occupations for Bedwards in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    House Servant

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Cook

    7

    General Servant

    7

    Common male occupations for Bedwards in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    15

    Tailor

    14

    General Labourer

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Blacksmith

    9

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