Origins of the Ardley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 2West Midlands 7East 214London 200South East 101South West 10South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ardleys lived in east

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    300 Ardley Travel & migration records
    4,000 Ardleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ardleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ardleys in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Tailoress

    10

    House Keeper

    8

    Cook Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Ardleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Lighterman

    19

    Clerk

    15

    Carpenter

    14

    Farmer

    13

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