Origins of the Edgson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 37West Midlands 13East 7London 112South East 41South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Edgsons lived in london

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    210 Edgson Travel & migration records
    2,300 Edgsons found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Edgson first names?

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    Ann

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    Common jobs for Edgsons

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    Commmon female occupations for Edgsons in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Dressmaker

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Servant

    7

    House Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Edgsons in 1921

    Butcher

    13

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Bootmaker

    10

    Carpenter

    9

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