Origins of the Ridgeway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 49Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 92East Midlands 63West Midlands 18East 57London 83South East 26South West 64South WalesMid Wales 1West Wales 2North Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ridgeways lived in yorkshire

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    Common jobs for Ridgeways

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    Commmon female occupations for Ridgeways in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    General Servant

    24

    Domestic Servant

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Ridgeways in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Coal Miner

    31

    Farm Hands

    31

    Farm Labourer

    29

    General Labourer

    25

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