Origins of the Byles surname

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    In 1921, most Byleses lived in london

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    950 Byles Travel & migration records
    4,900 Byleses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Byles first names?

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Byleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Byleses in 1921

    Laundress

    21

    Housemaid Domestic

    20

    Living On Own Means

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Dressmaker

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Byleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Farm Labourer

    29

    General Labourer

    22

    Farmer

    15

    Gardener

    13

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