Origins of the Jolley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 159Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 145East Midlands 210West Midlands 120East 129London 871South East 99South West 41South Wales 9Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jolleys lived in london

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    2,300 Jolley Travel & migration records
    17,000 Jolleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Jolleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Jolleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Cotton Weaver

    55

    General Servant Domestic

    35

    Laundress

    33

    Domestic Servant

    28

    Commmon male occupations for Jolleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    170

    Agricultural Labourer

    87

    Coal Miner Hewer

    72

    General Labourer

    67

    Farm Hands

    44

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