Origins of the Doley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 4West Midlands 65East 4London 31South East 13South West 3South Wales 6Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Doleys lived in west-midlands

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    570 Doley Travel & migration records
    1,600 Doleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Doley

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    Common jobs for Doleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Doleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Domestic Servant

    6

    Dress Maker

    6

    General Servant

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Doleys in 1921

    House Painter

    14

    Carpenter

    9

    Clerk

    6

    Gold Beater

    6

    Horse Breaker

    6

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