Origins of the Edmondson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 160North West 246Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 1104East Midlands 18West Midlands 21East 46London 2471South East 48South West 18South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Edmondsons lived in london

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    4,400 Edmondson Travel & migration records
    35,000 Edmondsons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Edmondsons

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

    Common female occupations for Edmondsons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    490

    Weaver

    157

    Dressmaker

    152

    Weaver Cotton

    119

    Housekeeper

    93

    Common male occupations for Edmondsons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    388

    Farmer

    197

    Joiner

    110

    Weaver

    108

    Butcher

    100

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