Origins of the Bladen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 42North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 109East Midlands 36West Midlands 188East 5London 97South East 21South West 72South Wales 31Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bladens lived in west-midlands

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    510 Bladen Travel & migration records
    4,800 Bladens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bladens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bladens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Laundress

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Tailoress

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Bladens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    42

    Coal Miner Hewer

    37

    Baker

    13

    General Labourer

    13

    Painter

    11

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