Origins of the Baily surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 14North West 38Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 100East Midlands 65West Midlands 84East 37London 210South East 114South West 67South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bailys lived in london

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    3,700 Baily Travel & migration records
    17,000 Bailys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Baily

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    Common jobs for Bailys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bailys in 1921

    House Servant

    70

    Dressmaker

    67

    Laundress

    60

    Servant

    58

    Living On Own Means

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Bailys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    131

    Farmer

    86

    Blacksmith

    76

    Carpenter

    76

    Butcher

    70

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