Origins of the Hedley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1574North West 79Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 178East Midlands 28West Midlands 22East 45London 232South East 106South West 30South Wales 9Mid Wales 2West Wales 2North Wales 15Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hedleys lived in north-east

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    3,400 Hedley Travel & migration records
    31,000 Hedleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hedley

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    Common jobs for Hedleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hedleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    147

    General Servant Domestic

    64

    Domestic Servant

    62

    House Servant

    61

    Living On Own Means

    52

    Commmon male occupations for Hedleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    357

    Farmer

    153

    Coal Miner Hewer

    140

    Joiner

    134

    Butcher

    100

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