Origins of the Biley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 7West Midlands 18East 25London 53South East 20South West 17South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bileys lived in london

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    260 Biley Travel & migration records
    1,500 Bileys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bileys

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    Commmon female occupations for Bileys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    House Servant

    6

    Servant

    6

    Straw Plaiter

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Bileys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    15

    General Labourer

    11

    Brewer

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Bricklayer

    6

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