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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 122Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 677East Midlands 371West Midlands 27East 9London 485South East 24South West 56South Wales 36Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Longdens lived in yorkshire

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    1,700 Longden Travel & migration records
    15,000 Longdens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Longdens

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    Common female occupations for Longdens in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    38

    Domestic Servant

    38

    Dressmaker

    34

    General Servant

    25

    Servant

    25

    Common male occupations for Longdens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    136

    Farmer

    93

    Coal Miner Hewer

    54

    Stone Mason

    49

    General Labourer

    46

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