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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 119Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 17West Midlands 106East 42London 143South East 32South West 15South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Foxleys lived in london

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    420 Foxley Travel & migration records
    5,700 Foxleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Foxley

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    What are the most common Foxley first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Foxleys

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    Common female occupations for Foxleys in 1921

    Laundress

    18

    Dressmaker

    15

    Servant

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    At Home

    12

    Common male occupations for Foxleys in 1921

    General Labourer

    30

    Agricultural Labourer

    23

    Farmer

    21

    Joiner

    20

    Blacksmith

    15

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