Origins of the Charnley surname

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    In 1921, most Charnleys lived in london

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    1,300 Charnley Travel & migration records
    11,000 Charnleys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Charnley first names?

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    Common jobs for Charnleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Charnleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    254

    Weaver

    60

    Cotton Winder

    54

    Weaver Cotton

    53

    Dressmaker

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Charnleys in 1921

    Yeoman

    91

    Cotton Weaver

    87

    Farmer

    81

    Husbandman

    57

    Weaver

    45

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