Origins of the Edgley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 44Isle of ManYorkshire 80East Midlands 32West Midlands 27East 54London 135South East 72South West 5South WalesMid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Edgleys lived in london

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    620 Edgley Travel & migration records
    5,100 Edgleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Edgley

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    Common jobs for Edgleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Edgleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Servant

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Charwoman

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Edgleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    35

    Shoemaker

    24

    Tailor

    19

    Farmer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    15

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