Origins of the Pridham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 4West Midlands 4East 11London 88South East 42South West 153South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pridhams lived in south-west

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    850 Pridham Travel & migration records
    4,500 Pridhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pridham

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    Common jobs for Pridhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pridhams in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    25

    Dressmaker

    24

    Private Means

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Laundress

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Pridhams in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    17

    Shipwright

    17

    Solicitor

    17

    Jeweller

    16

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

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