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Origins of the Embray surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 5London 20South East 8South WestSouth Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Embrays lived in london

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    5 Embray Travel & migration records
    140 Embrays found in all Census records

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    Eliza

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Embrays

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    Common female occupations for Embrays in 1921

    Charwoman

    1

    Core Maker At Iron Foundry

    1

    Dividents

    1

    Finisher

    1

    Fruiterers Assistant

    1

    Common male occupations for Embrays in 1921

    Greengrocer

    4

    Ag Labourer

    2

    Fruiterer & Greengrocer

    2

    Lead Miner

    2

    Agricultural Labourer

    1

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