Origins of the Brindley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 20North West 218Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 133East Midlands 258West Midlands 1334East 22London 442South East 69South West 34South Wales 21Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brindleys lived in west-midlands

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    2,100 Brindley Travel & migration records
    24,000 Brindleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brindley

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    Common jobs for Brindleys

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

    Common female occupations for Brindleys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    75

    Domestic Servant

    62

    Dressmaker

    62

    Laundress

    49

    House Servant

    43

    Common male occupations for Brindleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    189

    General Labourer

    100

    Farmer

    95

    Coal Miner Hewer

    72

    Potter

    46

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