Origins of the Ledsham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 180Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 4West Midlands 8East 2London 93South East 6South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 25Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ledshams lived in north-west

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    130 Ledsham Travel & migration records
    2,900 Ledshams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ledsham

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    Common jobs for Ledshams

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

    Common female occupations for Ledshams in 1921

    Servant

    18

    Dressmaker

    12

    Widow

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Laundress

    8

    Common male occupations for Ledshams in 1921

    Market Gardener

    28

    General Labourer

    20

    Joiner

    18

    Blacksmith

    16

    Gardener

    16

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