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Origins of the Baylis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 21Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 52East Midlands 35West Midlands 525East 104London 501South East 246South West 233South Wales 83Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Baylises lived in west-midlands

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    2,800 Baylis Travel & migration records
    28,000 Baylises found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Baylis

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    Common jobs for Baylises

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

    Common female occupations for Baylises in 1921

    Dressmaker

    160

    Laundress

    85

    House Servant

    78

    Living On Own Means

    65

    Domestic Servant

    64

    Common male occupations for Baylises in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    180

    General Labourer

    100

    Carpenter

    91

    Farm Labourer

    80

    Butcher

    77

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