Origins of the Henley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 14Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 81East Midlands 79West Midlands 113East 102London 658South East 394South West 113South Wales 57Mid Wales 17West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Henleys lived in london

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    4,700 Henley Travel & migration records
    23,000 Henleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Henley

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    What are the most common Henley first names?

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    Common jobs for Henleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Henleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    135

    Laundress

    94

    Domestic Servant

    57

    General Servant

    54

    Servant

    52

    Commmon male occupations for Henleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    108

    Carpenter

    101

    General Labourer

    90

    Farm Labourer

    69

    Farm Hands

    57

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