Origins of the Blakeley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 39Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 770East Midlands 23West Midlands 31East 49London 578South East 52South West 5South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Blakeleys lived in yorkshire

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    2,500 Blakeley Travel & migration records
    13,000 Blakeleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Blakeleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Blakeleys in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    51

    Dressmaker

    37

    Cotton Weaver

    33

    Living On Own Means

    30

    Cloth Weaver

    29

    Commmon male occupations for Blakeleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    73

    Coal Miner Hewer

    39

    General Labourer

    29

    Cloth Finisher

    28

    Clerk

    26

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