Origins of the Eardley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 115Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 44East Midlands 10West Midlands 733East 14London 211South East 13South West 22South Wales 8Mid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 27Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Eardleys lived in west-midlands

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    1,800 Eardley Travel & migration records
    10,000 Eardleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Eardleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Eardleys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    37

    Dressmaker

    36

    Potter

    33

    Laundress

    17

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Eardleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    103

    Potter

    80

    Farmer

    79

    Blacksmith

    42

    Butcher

    34

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