Origins of the Foundling surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 1West Midlands 12East 4London 1South East 7South WestSouth Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Foundlings lived in west-midlands

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    23 Foundling Travel & migration records
    330 Foundlings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Foundling

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    What are the most common Foundling first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Foundlings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Foundlings in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    At Home

    1

    Brought By P C 380 H

    1

    Domestic

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Foundlings in 1921

    Edge Tool Grinder

    11

    Iron Worker

    5

    Coal Miner

    2

    Edge Fork Grinder

    2

    General Laborer

    2

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