Origins of the Kirtley surname

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    In 1921, most Kirtleys lived in north-east

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    570 Kirtley Travel & migration records
    5,900 Kirtleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Kirtleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Kirtleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    16

    Domestic Servant

    13

    House Servant

    12

    Laundress

    10

    Commmon male occupations for Kirtleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    200

    Coal Miner Hewer

    78

    Joiner

    21

    Coalminer

    16

    Coal Hewer

    13

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