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Origins of the Gedney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of Man 1Yorkshire 57East Midlands 53West Midlands 3East 10London 7South East 14South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gedneys lived in yorkshire

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    320 Gedney Travel & migration records
    1,500 Gedneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gedneys

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

    Common female occupations for Gedneys in 1921

    Farmer

    9

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    At School

    4

    Common male occupations for Gedneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Farmer

    20

    Coal Miner

    11

    Coal Miner Hewer

    9

    Farm Labourer

    8

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