Origins of the Cadger surname

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    In 1921, most Cadgers lived in east

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    300 Cadger Travel & migration records
    1,000 Cadgers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cadger

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    What are the most common Cadger first names?

    James

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Cadgers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cadgers in 1921

    General Serv

    7

    Crofters Wife

    6

    Domestic Servant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    F S

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Cadgers in 1921

    Farm Servant

    25

    Farm Serv

    16

    Farmer

    10

    Crofter

    9

    General Labourer

    8

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