Origins of the Hendley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 62East Midlands 56West Midlands 104East 13London 106South East 60South West 9South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hendleys lived in london

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    860 Hendley Travel & migration records
    5,800 Hendleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Hendley

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    What are the most common Hendley first names?

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    Common jobs for Hendleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Hendleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    22

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    General Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Hendleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    35

    Boat Builder

    29

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    General Labourer

    25

    Farmer

    22

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