Origins of the Ilsley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 17West Midlands 63East 15London 90South East 91South West 9South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ilsleys lived in south-east

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    560 Ilsley Travel & migration records
    4,900 Ilsleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Ilsley

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    What are the most common Ilsley first names?

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    Common jobs for Ilsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Ilsleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    Laundress

    15

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Cook Domestic

    13

    Servant

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Ilsleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Farm Labourer

    25

    General Labourer

    25

    Carpenter

    21

    Baker

    14

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