Origins of the Geddes surname

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    In 1921, most Geddeses lived in london

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    9,100 Geddes Travel & migration records
    26,000 Geddeses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Geddeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Geddeses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    200

    Dressmaker

    135

    F S

    101

    Housekeeper

    70

    General Servant

    66

    Commmon male occupations for Geddeses in 1921

    Fisherman

    378

    Coal Miner

    156

    Farmer

    148

    Farm Servant

    146

    Tailor

    117

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