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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North WestIsle of Man 4Yorkshire 51East Midlands 381West Midlands 36East 48London 94South East 29South West 10South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Murdens lived in east-midlands

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    370 Murden Travel & migration records
    5,900 Murdens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Murden

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    Common jobs for Murdens

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    Common female occupations for Murdens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Charwoman

    17

    Laundress

    17

    Domestic Servant

    14

    General Servant

    13

    Common male occupations for Murdens in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    Carpenter

    45

    Farm Labourer

    36

    Carman

    35

    Coal Miner

    26

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