Origins of the Prestidge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 27West Midlands 173East 12London 65South East 20South West 21South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Prestidges lived in west-midlands

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    300 Prestidge Travel & migration records
    3,200 Prestidges found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Prestidges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Prestidges in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Dressmaker

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    House Servant

    8

    Labourers Wife

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Prestidges in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Gardener

    16

    General Labourer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    14

    Agricultural Laborer

    9

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