Origins of the Bryden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 73North West 63Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 107East Midlands 12West Midlands 14East 36London 95South East 44South West 10South Wales 4Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brydens lived in yorkshire

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    2,900 Bryden Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Brydens

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    Commmon female occupations for Brydens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    Housekeeper

    43

    F S

    35

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Annuitant

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Brydens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    101

    Shepherd

    59

    Blacksmith

    50

    Tailor

    50

    Mason

    40

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