Origins of the Blaydon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 5West Midlands 8East 23London 19South East 23South West 2South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blaydons lived in south-east

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    170 Blaydon Travel & migration records
    1,300 Blaydons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Blaydon

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    Common jobs for Blaydons

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

    Common female occupations for Blaydons in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Dressmaker

    6

    Servant

    6

    Charwoman

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Common male occupations for Blaydons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Farm Labourer

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Railway Guard

    5

    Coal Miner

    4

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