Origins of the Liggins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 104West Midlands 372East 32London 58South East 12South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ligginses lived in west-midlands

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    490 Liggins Travel & migration records
    5,800 Ligginses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Liggins

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ligginses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ligginses in 1921

    Silk Weaver

    33

    Dressmaker

    26

    Ribbon Weaver

    19

    Dress Maker

    12

    Cotton Weaver

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Ligginses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    33

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    General Labourer

    21

    Carpenter

    18

    Ribbon Weaver

    17

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