Origins of the Riggey surname

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    In 1921, most Riggeys lived in west-midlands

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    2 Riggey Travel & migration records
    110 Riggeys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Riggeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Riggeys in 1921

    At Home

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    Laundress

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    Nil

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    Pearl Finisher

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    Commmon male occupations for Riggeys in 1921

    Coal Porter

    2

    Contractors Labourer

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    Actor

    1

    Agricultural Labourer

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    Barman

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