Origins of the Broadbridge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 8West Midlands 12East 58London 183South East 144South West 10South WalesMid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Broadbridges lived in london

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    540 Broadbridge Travel & migration records
    5,100 Broadbridges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Broadbridge

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    Common jobs for Broadbridges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Broadbridges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Housemaid Domestic

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Broadbridges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Bricklayer

    19

    Carpenter

    19

    General Labourer

    18

    Blacksmith

    14

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