Origins of the Royds surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 2West Midlands 7East 6London 359South East 8South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Roydses lived in london

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    580 Royds Travel & migration records
    4,400 Roydses found in all Census records

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Roydses

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    Commmon female occupations for Roydses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    53

    Woollen Weaver

    28

    Cotton Winder

    18

    Cotton Reeler

    17

    Charwoman

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Roydses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    24

    Cotton Spinner

    24

    Woollen Weaver

    15

    Cotton Piecer

    13

    Joiner

    12

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