Origins of the Colledge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 230North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 88East Midlands 145West Midlands 328East 46London 96South East 25South West 9South Wales 13Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Colledges lived in west-midlands

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    800 Colledge Travel & migration records
    8,800 Colledges found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Colledges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Colledges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Laundress

    23

    Ribbon Weaver

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    General Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Colledges in 1921

    Coal Miner

    60

    Coal Miner Hewer

    35

    General Labourer

    31

    Blacksmith

    24

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

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