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Origins of the Cobley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 59East Midlands 283West Midlands 77East 19London 162South East 93South West 103South Wales 43Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cobleys lived in east-midlands

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    720 Cobley Travel & migration records
    10,000 Cobleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cobley

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    What are the most common Cobley first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cobleys

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

    Common female occupations for Cobleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    50

    House Servant

    36

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Laundress

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Common male occupations for Cobleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    70

    Coal Miner

    56

    Able Seaman

    42

    Farm Labourer

    40

    Farmer

    40

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