Origins of the Heeley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 23North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 935East Midlands 74West Midlands 320East 38London 155South East 20South West 1South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Heeleys lived in yorkshire

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    1,200 Heeley Travel & migration records
    13,000 Heeleys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Heeley first names?

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    Common jobs for Heeleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Heeleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Woollen Weaver

    28

    Domestic Servant

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    General Servant

    23

    Commmon male occupations for Heeleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    175

    Coal Miner Hewer

    82

    General Labourer

    36

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Farm Labourer

    21

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