Origins of the Greasley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 24Isle of ManYorkshire 127East Midlands 324West Midlands 102East 3London 79South East 39South West 8South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Greasleys lived in east-midlands

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    Common jobs for Greasleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Greasleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    22

    Laundress

    16

    Charwoman

    15

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Greasleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    73

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Coal Miner Hewer

    37

    General Labourer

    33

    Farm Labourer

    22

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