Origins of the Blades surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 210North West 41Isle of ManYorkshire 347East Midlands 390West Midlands 20East 27London 329South East 72South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 1North Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bladeses lived in east-midlands

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    1,900 Blades Travel & migration records
    17,000 Bladeses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blades

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    Common jobs for Bladeses

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

    Common female occupations for Bladeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    88

    General Servant Domestic

    60

    Cotton Weaver

    51

    Charwoman

    41

    House Servant

    39

    Common male occupations for Bladeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    112

    Farmer

    80

    Coal Miner

    70

    Farm Labourer

    65

    General Labourer

    58

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