Origins of the Keighley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 40North West 31Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 1016East Midlands 17West Midlands 16East 15London 383South East 21South West 5South Wales 4Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Keighleys lived in yorkshire

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    1,800 Keighley Travel & migration records
    14,000 Keighleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Keighley

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    Common jobs for Keighleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Keighleys in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    77

    Dressmaker

    64

    Cotton Weaver

    57

    Worsted Spinner

    53

    Woollen Weaver

    50

    Commmon male occupations for Keighleys in 1921

    Joiner

    40

    Worsted Spinner

    36

    Woollen Weaver

    33

    Wool Comber

    28

    General Labourer

    27

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