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Origins of the Bielby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 228East Midlands 6West Midlands 4East 7London 36South East 9South West 6South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bielbys lived in yorkshire

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    440 Bielby Travel & migration records
    5,300 Bielbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bielbys

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    Common female occupations for Bielbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Domestic Servant

    18

    At Home

    16

    House Servant

    15

    Common male occupations for Bielbys in 1921

    Tailor

    45

    Farm Labourer

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Bricklayer

    27

    Joiner

    26

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