Origins of the Lanceley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 129Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 3West Midlands 6East 1London 48South East 21South West 18South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lanceleys lived in north-west

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    120 Lanceley Travel & migration records
    1,700 Lanceleys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Lanceley first names?

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    Common jobs for Lanceleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lanceleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Laundress

    8

    Lab

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Lanceleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Farmer

    9

    General Labourer

    9

    Gardener

    7

    Joiner

    7

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