Origins of the Helyer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 8East MidlandsWest Midlands 4East 18London 59South East 45South West 45South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Helyers lived in london

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    210 Helyer Travel & migration records
    2,200 Helyers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Helyers

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    Commmon female occupations for Helyers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Laundress

    10

    General Servant

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Farmers Daughter

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Helyers in 1921

    Farmer

    14

    Farmers Son

    10

    Bricklayer

    8

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Blacksmith

    6

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