Origins of the Batty surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 307North West 203Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 2216East Midlands 180West Midlands 67East 79London 1063South East 193South West 34South Wales 29Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 17Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Battys lived in yorkshire

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    4,300 Batty Travel & migration records
    45,000 Battys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Battys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Battys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    151

    Cotton Weaver

    141

    General Servant Domestic

    88

    Domestic Servant

    83

    Laundress

    75

    Commmon male occupations for Battys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    297

    Farmer

    151

    General Labourer

    147

    Coal Miner Hewer

    124

    Agricultural Labourer

    114

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