Origins of the Adderley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 51Isle of ManYorkshire 68East Midlands 15West Midlands 181East 5London 149South East 22South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Adderleys lived in west-midlands

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    990 Adderley Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Adderleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Adderleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Silk Winder

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Adderleys in 1921

    Dock Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    19

    Bricklayer

    17

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Coal Miner

    15

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