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Origins of the Edgeley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 13West Midlands 64East 47London 43South East 19South West 5South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Edgeleys lived in west-midlands

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    120 Edgeley Travel & migration records
    2,200 Edgeleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Edgeley

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    What are the most common Edgeley first names?

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    Common jobs for Edgeleys

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

    Common female occupations for Edgeleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Shoemaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Common male occupations for Edgeleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

    Shoemaker

    20

    Farm Labourer

    13

    General Labourer

    11

    Merchant

    8

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