Origins of the Dearsley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 19West Midlands 4East 64London 180South East 82South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dearsleys lived in london

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    180 Dearsley Travel & migration records
    2,600 Dearsleys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Dearsley first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Dearsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dearsleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Tailoress

    9

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Dearsleys in 1921

    Blacksmith

    23

    Bricklayer

    20

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Carman

    10

    Carpenter

    10

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