Origins of the Doxey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 25Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 53East Midlands 243West Midlands 14East 5London 149South East 5South West 9South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Doxeys lived in east-midlands

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    400 Doxey Travel & migration records
    4,600 Doxeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Doxey

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Doxeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Doxeys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    18

    Cotton Spinner

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    Silk Winder

    12

    Milliner

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Doxeys in 1921

    Lead Miner

    86

    Coal Miner

    46

    Stone Mason

    31

    Blacksmith

    24

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

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