Origins of the Atley surname

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    In 1921, most Atleys lived in london

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    190 Atley Travel & migration records
    1,300 Atleys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Atley first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Atleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Atleys in 1921

    House Keeper

    6

    House Servant

    6

    Farmers Daughter

    5

    None

    5

    Annuitant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Atleys in 1921

    Plumber

    11

    Coal Miner

    10

    Farmer

    9

    Blacksmith

    7

    General Labourer

    5

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