Origins of the Embley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 3West Midlands 18East 1London 136South East 11South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Embleys lived in london

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    230 Embley Travel & migration records
    2,500 Embleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Embleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Embleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    49

    Cotton Winder

    21

    Weaver Cotton

    13

    Dressmaker

    10

    House Keeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Embleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    25

    Mason

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    12

    Stone Mason

    12

    Tailor

    11

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