Origins of the Buley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 18East Midlands 13West Midlands 6East 4London 27South East 21South West 38South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Buleys lived in south-west

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    220 Buley Travel & migration records
    1,400 Buleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Buley

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    Common jobs for Buleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Buleys in 1921

    Laundress

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Cook

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Buleys in 1921

    Tailor

    16

    Fisherman

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Coal Miner

    7

    Farmer

    7

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