Origins of the Hawksley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 134East Midlands 136West Midlands 11East 6London 27South East 9South West 4South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hawksleys lived in east-midlands

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    570 Hawksley Travel & migration records
    4,200 Hawksleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Hawksleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Hawksleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    Living On Own Means

    13

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Private Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Hawksleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    62

    Butcher

    27

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    File Cutter

    16

    Farmer

    15

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