Origins of the Richens surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 10West Midlands 11East 44London 130South East 133South West 152South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Richenses lived in south-west

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    490 Richens Travel & migration records
    5,600 Richenses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Richenses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Richenses in 1921

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    36

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Laundress

    17

    General Servant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Richenses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    82

    Farmer

    43

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Lab

    41

    General Labourer

    39

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