Origins of the Elsden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 8West Midlands 25East 71London 110South East 47South West 11South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elsdens lived in london

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    200 Elsden Travel & migration records
    3,900 Elsdens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Elsden

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    What are the most common Elsden first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Elsdens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elsdens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Servant

    14

    House Servant

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Elsdens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Farm Labourer

    18

    Farmers Son

    15

    General Labourer

    15

    Cooper

    14

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