Origins of the Heavey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 8West Midlands 3East 10London 87South East 18South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heaveys lived in london

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    1,200 Heavey Travel & migration records
    980 Heaveys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Heaveys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heaveys in 1921

    Laundress

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    Cotton Card Room Hand

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Heaveys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    7

    Cotton Spinner

    4

    Glazier

    4

    Chemical Labourer

    3

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