Origins of the Brockley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 50Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 30East Midlands 29West Midlands 108East 3London 94South East 9South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 36Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brockleys lived in west-midlands

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    320 Brockley Travel & migration records
    3,100 Brockleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Brockley

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    What are the most common Brockley first names?

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    Common jobs for Brockleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Brockleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Housekeeper

    12

    Charwoman

    10

    House Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Brockleys in 1921

    General Labourer

    26

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Coal Miner

    18

    Collier

    17

    Farmer

    16

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