Origins of the Holdroyd surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 165East Midlands 1West MidlandsEast 1London 18South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holdroyds lived in yorkshire

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    94 Holdroyd Travel & migration records
    2,400 Holdroyds found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Holdroyds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Holdroyds in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    13

    Dressmaker

    8

    General Servant

    7

    House Keeper

    7

    House Wife

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Holdroyds in 1921

    Joiner

    29

    Tailor

    11

    Woollen Weaver

    11

    Coal Miner

    8

    Iron Moulder

    8

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