Origins of the Girdlestone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 15Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 21East Midlands 16West Midlands 10East 75London 110South East 51South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Girdlestones lived in london

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    440 Girdlestone Travel & migration records
    4,000 Girdlestones found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Girdlestones

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

    Commmon female occupations for Girdlestones in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Charwoman

    14

    Housekeeper

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Girdlestones in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    32

    Tailor

    25

    Clerk

    22

    Shoemaker

    15

    General Labourer

    14

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