Origins of the Giddens surname

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    In 1921, most Giddenses lived in london

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    320 Giddens Travel & migration records
    3,400 Giddenses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Giddenses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Giddenses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Housemaid Domestic

    9

    Laundress

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Giddenses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Farmer

    24

    Farm Labourer

    20

    General Farmers

    16

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