Origins of the Hildreth surname

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    In 1921, most Hildreths lived in north-east

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    1,300 Hildreth Travel & migration records
    3,600 Hildreths found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hildreth

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    Common jobs for Hildreths

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hildreths in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Laundress

    9

    House Keeper

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Hildreths in 1921

    Farm Hands

    29

    Blacksmith

    24

    Butcher

    16

    General Labourer

    13

    Joiner

    13

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