Origins of the Elders surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 113North West 1Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 62East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 2London 17South East 4South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elderses lived in north-east

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    330 Elders Travel & migration records
    2,200 Elderses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elders

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    What are the most common Elders first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Elderses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elderses in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    8

    Farmers Daughter

    7

    Laundress

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Elderses in 1921

    Farmer

    25

    Farmers Son

    13

    Joiner

    12

    Farm Hands

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

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