Origins of the Layland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 41Isle of Man 6Yorkshire 66East Midlands 17West Midlands 86East 6London 225South East 61South West 8South Wales 14Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Laylands lived in london

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    800 Layland Travel & migration records
    6,300 Laylands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Layland

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    Common jobs for Laylands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Laylands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    36

    Cotton Weaver

    28

    Laundress

    26

    House Keeper

    15

    Housekeeper

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Laylands in 1921

    Coal Miner

    50

    Yeoman

    28

    General Labourer

    20

    Blacksmith

    17

    Waterman

    16

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