Origins of the Ritson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 396North West 242Isle of ManYorkshire 107East Midlands 17West Midlands 18East 10London 340South East 44South West 5South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ritsons lived in north-east

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    1,500 Ritson Travel & migration records
    12,000 Ritsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ritsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ritsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    57

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    House Servant

    26

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Living On Own Means

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Ritsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    192

    Coal Miner Hewer

    67

    Farmer

    35

    Joiner

    33

    General Labourer

    29

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