Origins of the Galley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 263North West 161Isle of ManYorkshire 146East Midlands 37West Midlands 62East 239London 218South East 65South West 27South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Galleys lived in north-east

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    1,500 Galley Travel & migration records
    12,000 Galleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Galley

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    What are the most common Galley first names?

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    Common jobs for Galleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Galleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Laundress

    27

    Tailoress

    25

    House Servant

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Galleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    82

    Coal Miner

    82

    Farm Labourer

    56

    Stone Mason

    43

    Farmer

    33

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