Origins of the Boulby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 129East Midlands 16West MidlandsEastLondon 7South EastSouth West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boulbys lived in yorkshire

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    57 Boulby Travel & migration records
    1,200 Boulbys found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Boulbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Boulbys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Landed Proprietor

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Annuitant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Boulbys in 1921

    Bricklayer

    39

    Stone Mason

    9

    Mason

    8

    General Labourer

    5

    Brick Layer

    4

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