Origins of the Iredale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 68North West 99Isle of ManYorkshire 577East Midlands 7West Midlands 10East 6London 111South East 10South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Iredales lived in yorkshire

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    910 Iredale Travel & migration records
    8,900 Iredales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Iredale

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    Common jobs for Iredales

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

    Common female occupations for Iredales in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    47

    Dressmaker

    43

    Worsted Spinner

    28

    Living On Own Means

    24

    Weaver

    19

    Common male occupations for Iredales in 1921

    Cloth Dresser

    41

    Woollen Weaver

    34

    Joiner

    27

    Cloth Finisher

    23

    Coal Miner

    23

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