Origins of the Lidster surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 94North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 209East Midlands 43West Midlands 14East 9London 31South East 6South West 27South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lidsters lived in yorkshire

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    340 Lidster Travel & migration records
    3,800 Lidsters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lidster

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    Common jobs for Lidsters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lidsters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    House Servant

    12

    Laundress

    8

    General Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Lidsters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    28

    Joiner

    23

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Tailor

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

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