Origins of the Ledgard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 5Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 464East Midlands 8West Midlands 2East 3London 68South East 6South West 2South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ledgards lived in yorkshire

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    370 Ledgard Travel & migration records
    4,400 Ledgards found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ledgards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ledgards in 1921

    Cloth Weaver

    17

    Dressmaker

    15

    Woollen Weaver

    15

    Blanket Weaver

    11

    Woolen Weaver

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Ledgards in 1921

    Clothier

    22

    Boat Builder

    17

    Coal Miner

    14

    Cloth Finisher

    11

    Shoemaker

    11

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