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Origins of the Diffley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 15Isle of ManYorkshire 14East MidlandsWest Midlands 4East 8London 18South East 5South West 2South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Diffleys lived in london

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    700 Diffley Travel & migration records
    380 Diffleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Diffley

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Diffleys

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

    Common female occupations for Diffleys in 1921

    Throstle Spinner

    6

    Press Workers

    4

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    4

    Cotton Spinner

    2

    Surgeons Daughter

    2

    Common male occupations for Diffleys in 1921

    Stone Quarryman

    6

    General Labourer

    4

    Army Pensioner

    2

    Farm Labourer

    2

    Labourer General

    2

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