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Origins of the Cooksley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 13West Midlands 11East 11London 111South East 34South West 166South Wales 6Mid WalesWest Wales 2North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cooksleys lived in south-west

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    670 Cooksley Travel & migration records
    5,800 Cooksleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cooksley

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    What are the most common Cooksley first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Cooksleys

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

    Common female occupations for Cooksleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    Laundress

    41

    Tailoress

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Charwoman

    15

    Common male occupations for Cooksleys in 1921

    Carpenter

    43

    Mason

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Farm Labourer

    26

    Tailor

    21

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