Origins of the Airey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 286North West 321Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 471East Midlands 39West Midlands 26East 98London 1006South East 121South West 15South Wales 7Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Aireys lived in london

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    1,900 Airey Travel & migration records
    22,000 Aireys found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Aireys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Aireys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    134

    Dressmaker

    89

    General Servant Domestic

    54

    Laundress

    52

    House Servant

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Aireys in 1921

    Farmer

    136

    General Labourer

    79

    Farmers Son

    70

    Agricultural Labourer

    65

    Cotton Weaver

    57

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