Origins of the Chidgey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 2West Midlands 6East 15London 79South East 39South West 303South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chidgeys lived in south-west

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    190 Chidgey Travel & migration records
    5,300 Chidgeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chidgey

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    What are the most common Chidgey first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Chidgeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chidgeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Laundress

    20

    General Servant

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Chidgeys in 1921

    Mate

    170

    Master

    123

    Able Seaman

    89

    Agricultural Labourer

    54

    Ordinary Seaman

    42

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