Origins of the Chorley surname

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    In 1921, most Chorleys lived in london

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    1,300 Chorley Travel & migration records
    10,000 Chorleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Chorley

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    What are the most common Chorley first names?

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    Common jobs for Chorleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Chorleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    43

    Domestic Servant

    30

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Laundress

    27

    Widow

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Chorleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Coal Miner

    40

    General Labourer

    36

    Tailor

    36

    Farm Labourer

    26

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