Origins of the Dredge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 41East Midlands 18West Midlands 58East 48London 164South East 54South West 138South Wales 22Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dredges lived in london

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    770 Dredge Travel & migration records
    7,800 Dredges found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Dredges

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

    Common female occupations for Dredges in 1921

    Dressmaker

    33

    Lab

    28

    Laundress

    25

    Domestic Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Common male occupations for Dredges in 1921

    Ab

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Laborer

    35

    Carpenter

    30

    General Labourer

    30

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