Origins of the Bridson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 38Isle of Man 333YorkshireEast Midlands 2West Midlands 4East 6London 277South East 13South West 4South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bridsons lived in isle-of-man

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    780 Bridson Travel & migration records
    6,500 Bridsons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bridson first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bridsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bridsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    House Servant

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Bridsons in 1921

    Able Seaman

    134

    Master

    62

    Fireman

    58

    Greaser

    52

    Fisherman

    51

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