Origins of the Chalkley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 35Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 8West Midlands 16East 362London 381South East 118South West 13South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Chalkleys lived in london

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    720 Chalkley Travel & migration records
    9,900 Chalkleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chalkley

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    What are the most common Chalkley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Chalkleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chalkleys in 1921

    Straw Plaiter

    64

    Dressmaker

    39

    Domestic Servant

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    General Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Chalkleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    75

    General Labourer

    68

    Farm Labourer

    45

    Carpenter

    33

    Butcher

    31

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