Origins of the Bridgens surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 1West Midlands 129East 3London 21South East 5South West 3South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bridgenses lived in west-midlands

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    150 Bridgens Travel & migration records
    1,700 Bridgenses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bridgenses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bridgenses in 1921

    Charwoman

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    6

    Iron Founder

    4

    Woollen Weaver

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Bridgenses in 1921

    Glass Maker

    33

    Glass Blower

    21

    Brass Founder

    10

    Brass Caster

    7

    Blacksmith

    5

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