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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 32West Midlands 15East 181London 217South East 92South West 9South Wales 20Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kidmans lived in london

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    710 Kidman Travel & migration records
    6,600 Kidmans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kidman

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    What are the most common Kidman first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Kidmans

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

    Common female occupations for Kidmans in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Living On Own Means

    24

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant

    20

    Farmers Daughter

    16

    Common male occupations for Kidmans in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    69

    Farmer

    59

    Farm Labourer

    49

    Bricklayer

    35

    Carpenter

    22

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