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Origins of the Fishley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of Man 4YorkshireEast MidlandsWest MidlandsEast 1London 17South East 7South West 28South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fishleys lived in south-west

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    110 Fishley Travel & migration records
    860 Fishleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Fishley

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    What are the most common Fishley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Fishleys

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

    Common female occupations for Fishleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Wife

    5

    Farmers Daughter

    3

    Annuitant

    2

    Common male occupations for Fishleys in 1921

    Master

    11

    Potter

    10

    Able Seaman

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Farm Servant

    5

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