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Origins of the Draby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 14West MidlandsEastLondon 2South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Drabys lived in east-midlands

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    5 Draby Travel & migration records
    210 Drabys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Draby

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Drabys

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

    Common female occupations for Drabys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    General Servant (Domestic)

    2

    None

    2

    Assisting At Home

    1

    Curates Wife

    1

    Common male occupations for Drabys in 1921

    Excavator

    3

    General Labourer

    3

    Ag Labr

    2

    Farm Labourer

    2

    Gen Lab

    2

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