Origins of the Carnelley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 99East Midlands 39West Midlands 1East 1London 5South East 1South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carnelleys lived in yorkshire

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    66 Carnelley Travel & migration records
    810 Carnelleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carnelley

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    What are the most common Carnelley first names?

    William

    William Edmund

    Mary

    Ann

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    Common jobs for Carnelleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Carnelleys in 1921

    Housekeeper

    3

    Milliner

    3

    Cotton Winder

    2

    Dressmaker

    2

    Farmer's Wife

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Carnelleys in 1921

    Farmer

    12

    Coal Miner Hewer

    4

    Farm Servant

    4

    Farmers Son

    4

    Blacksmith

    3

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