Origins of the Kemsley surname

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    In 1921, most Kemsleys lived in south-east

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    630 Kemsley Travel & migration records
    4,900 Kemsleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Kemsley

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    What are the most common Kemsley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Kemsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kemsleys in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Widow

    11

    Cook Domestic

    10

    General Servant

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Kemsleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    48

    Farm Labourer

    39

    General Labourer

    28

    Blacksmith

    20

    Fruiterer

    20

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