Origins of the Bailes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 277North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 133East Midlands 12West Midlands 24East 91London 137South East 30South West 19South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Baileses lived in north-east

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    600 Bailes Travel & migration records
    6,900 Baileses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bailes

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    Common jobs for Baileses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Baileses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Domestic Servant

    16

    House Servant

    15

    General Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Baileses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Blacksmith

    25

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    General Labourer

    24

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