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Origins of the Elsey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 56North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 124East Midlands 104West Midlands 38East 106London 317South East 331South West 15South Wales 11Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Elseys lived in south-east

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    970 Elsey Travel & migration records
    10,000 Elseys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Elsey first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Elseys

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

    Common female occupations for Elseys in 1921

    Laundress

    50

    Dressmaker

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    40

    Servant

    32

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Common male occupations for Elseys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    97

    General Labourer

    68

    Farm Labourer

    62

    Bricklayer

    42

    Gardener

    31

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