Origins of the Leakey surname

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    In 1921, most Leakeys lived in london

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    520 Leakey Travel & migration records
    2,500 Leakeys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Leakeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Leakeys in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Private Means

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Leakeys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    24

    Carpenter

    11

    Gardener

    11

    General Labourer

    11

    Coal Miner Hewer

    9

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