Origins of the Elsdon surname

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    In 1921, most Elsdons lived in north-east

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    530 Elsdon Travel & migration records
    6,400 Elsdons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Elsdons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Elsdons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    40

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Straw Plaiter

    15

    Cook Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Elsdons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Bricklayer

    41

    General Labourer

    31

    Coal Miner

    25

    Farm Labourer

    22

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