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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 168North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 4West Midlands 8East 34London 37South East 3South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Arkleys lived in north-east

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    380 Arkley Travel & migration records
    3,200 Arkleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Arkley

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Arkleys

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

    Common female occupations for Arkleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Dress Maker

    12

    House Keeper

    7

    Annuitant

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Common male occupations for Arkleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    43

    Coal Miner Hewer

    15

    Cooper

    9

    Baker

    8

    Joiner

    8

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