Origins of the Skelding surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 12West Midlands 333East 8London 22South East 4South West 20South WalesMid Wales 10West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Skeldings lived in west-midlands

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    500 Skelding Travel & migration records
    4,800 Skeldings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Skelding

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    Who were Skeldings most likely to marry?

    Skelding Or Scalding Or Skilden Or Skildings

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    What are the most common Skelding first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Skeldings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Skeldings in 1921

    Nail Maker

    34

    Nailor

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    Dress Maker

    12

    Laundress

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Skeldings in 1921

    Nail Maker

    36

    Coal Miner

    29

    Chain Maker

    23

    Horse Nail Maker

    19

    Nailor

    18

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