Origins of the Headley surname

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    In 1921, most Headleys lived in east-midlands

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    1,700 Headley Travel & migration records
    7,800 Headleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Headleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Headleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Living On Own Means

    16

    Laundress

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Headleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Coal Miner

    32

    Farm Hands

    32

    Farm Labourer

    28

    General Labourer

    26

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