Origins of the Widdowson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 53Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 390East Midlands 792West Midlands 62East 26London 187South East 31South West 4South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Widdowsons lived in east-midlands

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    880 Widdowson Travel & migration records
    17,000 Widdowsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Widdowsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Widdowsons in 1921

    Lace Mender

    54

    Dressmaker

    49

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Domestic Servant

    31

    House Keeper

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Widdowsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    128

    Lace Maker

    84

    Agricultural Labourer

    67

    Blacksmith

    64

    Coal Miner Hewer

    55

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