Origins of the Brodley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 24West Midlands 11East 4London 19South East 12South West 8South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Brodleys lived in yorkshire

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    310 Brodley Travel & migration records
    1,400 Brodleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Brodleys

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    Common female occupations for Brodleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

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    House Servant

    5

    At Home

    4

    Cotton Winder

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Common male occupations for Brodleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    20

    General Labourer

    11

    Carter

    7

    Iron Moulder

    7

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

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