Origins of the Grindley surname

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    In 1921, most Grindleys lived in london

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    1,100 Grindley Travel & migration records
    8,000 Grindleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Grindley

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    What are the most common Grindley first names?

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    Common jobs for Grindleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grindleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Laundress

    25

    Domestic Servant

    24

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Grindleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    41

    General Labourer

    38

    Joiner

    37

    Farmer

    29

    Carter

    21

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