Origins of the Windridge surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 26West Midlands 162East 3London 38South East 35South West 25South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Windridges lived in west-midlands

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    110 Windridge Travel & migration records
    2,700 Windridges found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Windridges

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

    Commmon female occupations for Windridges in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Dressmaker

    5

    Hat Trimmer

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Windridges in 1921

    Hatter

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    12

    Coal Miner

    11

    Carpenter

    8

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