Origins of the Checkley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 58East Midlands 54West Midlands 242East 10London 92South East 59South West 13South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Checkleys lived in west-midlands

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    450 Checkley Travel & migration records
    6,300 Checkleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Checkley

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    What are the most common Checkley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Checkleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Checkleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Laundress

    18

    Charwoman

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Checkleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Farmer

    36

    Butcher

    31

    General Labourer

    28

    Baker

    18

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