Origins of the Pidgeon surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 43Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 63East Midlands 36West Midlands 46East 105London 294South East 128South West 217South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pidgeons lived in london

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    1,500 Pidgeon Travel & migration records
    10,000 Pidgeons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Pidgeons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pidgeons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    49

    Laundress

    41

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Lace Maker

    24

    General Servant

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Pidgeons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    General Labourer

    41

    Bricklayer

    30

    Farm Labourer

    30

    Butcher

    29

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