Origins of the Cocksedge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 92East Midlands 18West Midlands 6East 186London 150South East 75South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cocksedges lived in east

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    370 Cocksedge Travel & migration records
    4,800 Cocksedges found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Cocksedges

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    Commmon female occupations for Cocksedges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Laundress

    16

    Charwoman

    11

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Cocksedges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    101

    Carpenter

    36

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Agricultural Laborer

    22

    Brick Maker

    16

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