Origins of the Hadley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 123North West 95Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 180East Midlands 139West Midlands 1854East 186London 561South East 145South West 195South Wales 96Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 20Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hadleys lived in west-midlands

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    6,900 Hadley Travel & migration records
    45,000 Hadleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hadley

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    What are the most common Hadley first names?

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    Common jobs for Hadleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hadleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    145

    Laundress

    131

    Nail Maker

    130

    General Servant Domestic

    122

    Domestic Servant

    121

    Commmon male occupations for Hadleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    167

    General Labourer

    130

    Agricultural Labourer

    99

    Bricklayer

    87

    Carpenter

    86

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