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Origins of the Holvey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 46West Midlands 9East 3London 10South East 6South West 68South Wales 67Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holveys lived in south-west

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    150 Holvey Travel & migration records
    1,600 Holveys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Holvey

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    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Holveys

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    Common female occupations for Holveys in 1921

    Servant

    7

    Dressmaker

    6

    Cook Domestic

    5

    Domestic Servant

    5

    At School

    4

    Common male occupations for Holveys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    48

    Coal Miner Hewer

    33

    Agricultural Labourer

    11

    Coal Hewer

    10

    Carpenter

    8

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