Origins of the Espley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 52Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 16West Midlands 127EastLondon 57South East 4South WestSouth Wales 5Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Espleys lived in west-midlands

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    230 Espley Travel & migration records
    2,700 Espleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Espleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Espleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Domestic Servant

    6

    At Home

    4

    Charwoman

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Espleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    23

    Blacksmith

    15

    Tailor

    11

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

    Potter

    10

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