Origins of the Gidney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 8West Midlands 10East 133London 41South East 17South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gidneys lived in east

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    540 Gidney Travel & migration records
    2,800 Gidneys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gidneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gidneys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Charwoman

    11

    House Servant

    8

    Seamstress

    7

    Silk Weaver

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Gidneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    14

    Tailor

    12

    Carpenter

    11

    Well Sinker

    9

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