Origins of the Bale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 34Isle of ManYorkshire 55East Midlands 224West Midlands 116East 98London 397South East 177South West 329South Wales 144Mid Wales 12West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bales lived in london

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    2,800 Bale Travel & migration records
    23,000 Bales found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Bale first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    98

    Laundress

    81

    House Servant

    75

    Domestic Servant

    54

    General Servant Domestic

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Bales in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    154

    Carpenter

    128

    Farmer

    75

    Coal Miner

    74

    General Labourer

    74

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