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Origins of the Ridgway surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 792Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 264East Midlands 217West Midlands 385East 77London 959South East 169South West 137South Wales 2Mid Wales 4West Wales 3North Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ridgways lived in london

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    2,900 Ridgway Travel & migration records
    30,000 Ridgways found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ridgways

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

    Common female occupations for Ridgways in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    132

    Dressmaker

    121

    Laundress

    60

    Domestic Servant

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    54

    Common male occupations for Ridgways in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    180

    Coal Miner

    130

    General Labourer

    92

    Farmer

    77

    Farm Labourer

    76

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