Origins of the Horler surname

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    In 1921, most Horlers lived in south-west

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    370 Horler Travel & migration records
    5,000 Horlers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Horler

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    What are the most common Horler first names?

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    Common jobs for Horlers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Horlers in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Dressmaker

    16

    General Servant

    15

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Laundress

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Horlers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    142

    Coal Miner Hewer

    86

    Coalminer

    20

    General Labourer

    15

    Farmer

    13

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