Origins of the Illsley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 46East Midlands 117West Midlands 161East 12London 87South East 111South West 3South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Illsleys lived in west-midlands

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    370 Illsley Travel & migration records
    5,400 Illsleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Illsley

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    What are the most common Illsley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Illsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Illsleys in 1921

    Laundress

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant

    12

    Domestic Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Illsleys in 1921

    General Labourer

    48

    Coal Miner Hewer

    41

    Coal Miner

    40

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Butcher

    18

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