Origins of the Gales surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 204North West 2Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 13East Midlands 2West Midlands 16East 34London 106South East 33South West 7South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Galeses lived in north-east

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    830 Gales Travel & migration records
    4,800 Galeses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Galeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Galeses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Domestic Servant

    16

    Servant

    16

    Laundress

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Galeses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    39

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Carpenter

    23

    Gardener

    18

    Coal Miner Hewer

    15

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