Origins of the Deffley surname

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    In 1921, most Deffleys lived in west-midlands

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    150 Deffley Travel & migration records
    290 Deffleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Deffleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Deffleys in 1921

    Brass Polisher

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    Domestic Servant

    2

    General Servant Domestic

    2

    Presser

    2

    Spoon Polisher

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Deffleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    3

    Bricklayer

    2

    Hawker

    2

    Shoemaker

    2

    Soldier

    2

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