Origins of the Readon surname

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    In 1921, most Readons lived in london

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    610 Readon Travel & migration records
    580 Readons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Readon

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    What are the most common Readon first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Readons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Readons in 1921

    Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    Laundress

    5

    Tailoress

    5

    Charwoman

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Readons in 1921

    General Labourer

    8

    Dock Labourer

    4

    Porter

    4

    Tailor

    4

    Farm Labourer

    3

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