Origins of the Dridge surname

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    In 1921, most Dridges lived in south-east

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    69 Dridge Travel & migration records
    1,000 Dridges found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dridge

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    What are the most common Dridge first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dridges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dridges in 1921

    Cook

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    General Servant

    5

    House Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Dridges in 1921

    Ab

    26

    Fisherman

    25

    Os

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Skipper

    9

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