Origins of the Forsdike surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 6West Midlands 4East 79London 60South East 21South West 13South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Forsdikes lived in east

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    150 Forsdike Travel & migration records
    2,000 Forsdikes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Forsdike

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    Mary Ann

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    Common jobs for Forsdikes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Forsdikes in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    Carpenter

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Housekeeper

    6

    Agricultural Labourers Wife

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Forsdikes in 1921

    Carpenter

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Builder

    11

    Carman

    6

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