Origins of the Sturges surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 28West Midlands 26East 39London 155South East 93South West 15South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sturgeses lived in london

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    1,300 Sturges Travel & migration records
    6,600 Sturgeses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sturgeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sturgeses in 1921

    Lace Maker

    28

    Dressmaker

    22

    Laundress

    22

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Sturgeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    74

    Bricklayer

    62

    Carpenter

    49

    Farmer

    35

    Shepherd

    22

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