Origins of the Illidge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 71Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 4East Midlands 3West Midlands 94EastLondon 111South East 15South West 3South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Illidges lived in london

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    130 Illidge Travel & migration records
    2,200 Illidges found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Illidge first names?

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    Common jobs for Illidges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Illidges in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dressmaker

    8

    Laundress

    7

    Spring Knife Wiper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Illidges in 1921

    Locksmith

    21

    Waterman

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Clerk

    8

    General Labourer

    8

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