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Origins of the Ledson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 13Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 1East Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 3London 167South East 5South West 2South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ledsons lived in london

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    200 Ledson Travel & migration records
    1,600 Ledsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ledson

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    What are the most common Ledson first names?

    George

    Thomas

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Ledsons

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

    Common female occupations for Ledsons in 1921

    Laundress

    12

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Farmer

    6

    None

    6

    Charwoman

    5

    Common male occupations for Ledsons in 1921

    Farmer

    45

    Carter

    22

    Farmers Son

    14

    Tailor

    10

    Farm Labourer

    9

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