Origins of the Brayley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 17Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 6West Midlands 5East 10London 42South East 27South West 144South Wales 15Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brayleys lived in south-west

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    400 Brayley Travel & migration records
    3,100 Brayleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brayleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brayleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    21

    General Servant

    9

    Laundress

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Dress Maker

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Brayleys in 1921

    Mason

    22

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Market Gardener

    10

    Cooper

    9

    Tailor

    9

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