Origins of the Batey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 754North West 151Isle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 3West Midlands 9East 20London 104South East 41South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bateys lived in north-east

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    990 Batey Travel & migration records
    12,000 Bateys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bateys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bateys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    General Servant Domestic

    46

    Domestic Servant

    36

    Housekeeper

    25

    General Servant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Bateys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    161

    Coal Miner Hewer

    88

    Blacksmith

    45

    Joiner

    36

    Farmer

    31

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