Origins of the Bridgeford surname

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    In 1921, most Bridgefords lived in east-midlands

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    300 Bridgeford Travel & migration records
    1,300 Bridgefords found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bridgeford first names?

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    Common jobs for Bridgefords

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bridgefords in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    9

    F S

    5

    Factory Worker

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Domestic Serv

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Bridgefords in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farm Servant

    13

    Optician

    8

    Farm Labourer

    7

    Day Labourer

    4

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