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Origins of the Highley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 236East Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 15London 79South East 26South West 11South Wales 45Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Highleys lived in yorkshire

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    670 Highley Travel & migration records
    4,300 Highleys found in all Census records

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    Ian Godfrey

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    Common jobs for Highleys

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    Common female occupations for Highleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    24

    Worsted Spinner

    16

    House Keeper

    13

    Dressmaker

    12

    Housekeeper

    10

    Common male occupations for Highleys in 1921

    Wire Drawer

    38

    Cotton Weaver

    31

    Wiredrawer

    17

    Butcher

    13

    Dyers Labourer

    9

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