Origins of the Biles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 2West Midlands 40East 42London 188South East 301South West 231South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bileses lived in south-east

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    940 Biles Travel & migration records
    8,600 Bileses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bileses

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

    Common female occupations for Bileses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    44

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Laundress

    27

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Charwoman

    15

    Common male occupations for Bileses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    74

    Carpenter

    51

    General Labourer

    40

    Blacksmith

    37

    Farm Labourer

    35

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