Origins of the Bays surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 57East Midlands 11West Midlands 6East 31London 90South East 29South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bayses lived in london

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    510 Bays Travel & migration records
    3,600 Bayses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bayses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bayses in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    Annuitant

    11

    House Servant

    11

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Bayses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Bricklayer

    17

    Farm Hands

    17

    Farmer

    16

    Baker

    11

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