Origins of the Hilding surname

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    In 1921, most Hildings lived in south-east

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    200 Hilding Travel & migration records
    260 Hildings found in all Census records

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    Hilda

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Hildings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hildings in 1921

    House Keeper

    4

    Cotton Winder

    2

    Private Means

    2

    Weaver At A Cotton Mill

    2

    Woollen Warper

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Hildings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Weaver At A Cotton Mill

    4

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Coalminer

    2

    Factory Worker

    2

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