Origins of the Costley surname

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    In 1921, most Costleys lived in london

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    700 Costley Travel & migration records
    1,000 Costleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Costley

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    What are the most common Costley first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Costleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Costleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    General Servant

    4

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Flax Spinner

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Costleys in 1921

    Cotton Spinner

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Iron Moulder

    5

    Mason

    5

    Mill Worker

    5

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