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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 1West Midlands 10East 8London 78South East 75South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Adleys lived in london

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    610 Adley Travel & migration records
    2,000 Adleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Adleys

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    Common female occupations for Adleys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Housemaid Domestic

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    Housemaid

    5

    Common male occupations for Adleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Blacksmith

    10

    Farrier

    9

    Carter

    8

    Farm Servant

    8

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