Origins of the Bayly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 12Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 4East Midlands 1West Midlands 12East 20London 132South East 75South West 31South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Baylys lived in london

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    1,300 Bayly Travel & migration records
    5,000 Baylys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Baylys

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    Commmon female occupations for Baylys in 1921

    Widow

    115

    Spinster

    34

    Living On Own Means

    27

    Dressmaker

    17

    Annuitant

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Baylys in 1921

    Yeoman

    109

    Blacksmith

    90

    Husbandman

    64

    Vintner

    49

    Grocer

    41

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