Origins of the Lindesay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 2Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 4EastLondon 10South East 5South West 4South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lindesays lived in london

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    200 Lindesay Travel & migration records
    330 Lindesays found in all Census records

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Lindesays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lindesays in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    5

    None

    3

    Annuitant From Fens

    2

    Independent

    2

    Mert

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Lindesays in 1921

    Mert

    4

    Dyer

    3

    Maltman

    3

    Wine Merchant

    3

    Barber

    2

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