Origins of the Cockley surname

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    In 1921, most Cockleys lived in london

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    260 Cockley Travel & migration records
    990 Cockleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cockley

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    What are the most common Cockley first names?

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    Common jobs for Cockleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cockleys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    House Servant

    6

    Charwoman

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Cockleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    15

    Coal Miner

    5

    Coal Porter

    5

    Farm Labourer

    5

    Bricklayer

    4

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