Origins of the Ridsdale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 109North West 10Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 484East Midlands 16West Midlands 11East 8London 116South East 35South West 24South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ridsdales lived in yorkshire

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    780 Ridsdale Travel & migration records
    8,800 Ridsdales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ridsdale

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    Common jobs for Ridsdales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ridsdales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Living On Own Means

    27

    House Servant

    23

    Housekeeper

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Ridsdales in 1921

    Tailor

    48

    Stone Mason

    41

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farmer

    39

    Farm Labourer

    31

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