Origins of the Kaley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 1West Midlands 4East 9London 61South East 19South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Kaleys lived in london

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    800 Kaley Travel & migration records
    750 Kaleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Kaleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Kaleys in 1921

    General Servant

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Laundress

    4

    Box Maker

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Kaleys in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    7

    General Labourer

    5

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    French Polisher

    4

    Laborer

    4

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