Origins of the Brading surname

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    In 1921, most Bradings lived in south-east

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    500 Brading Travel & migration records
    3,700 Bradings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brading

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    What are the most common Brading first names?

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    Ann

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    Common jobs for Bradings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bradings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Laundress

    17

    Domestic Servant

    9

    None

    9

    Dress Maker

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Bradings in 1921

    Master

    62

    Mate

    57

    Ab

    41

    Bricklayer

    35

    Carpenter

    33

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