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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 75East Midlands 4West Midlands 123East 9London 35South East 22South West 6South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kidsons lived in west-midlands

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    510 Kidson Travel & migration records
    3,700 Kidsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Kidsons

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

    Common female occupations for Kidsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Assistant

    8

    House Servant

    8

    Living On Own Means

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Common male occupations for Kidsons in 1921

    Farmer

    32

    Tailor

    22

    Bricklayer

    21

    Grocer

    16

    Blacksmith

    12

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