Origins of the Ledbury surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 8West Midlands 89East 6London 28South East 14South West 67South Wales 14Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ledburys lived in west-midlands

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    430 Ledbury Travel & migration records
    2,700 Ledburys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ledburys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ledburys in 1921

    Laundress

    14

    Dressmaker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Living On Own Means

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Ledburys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Carpenter

    12

    Tailor

    10

    Coal Dealer

    9

    Coal Miner

    9

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