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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 812North West 16Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 52East Midlands 5West Midlands 8East 11London 77South East 22South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laidlers lived in north-east

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    820 Laidler Travel & migration records
    12,000 Laidlers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Laidler

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    What are the most common Laidler first names?

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    Common jobs for Laidlers

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

    Common female occupations for Laidlers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Domestic Servant

    28

    General Servant

    21

    Laundress

    20

    Common male occupations for Laidlers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    145

    Coal Miner Hewer

    56

    Farmer

    54

    General Labourer

    34

    Joiner

    33

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