Origins of the Liles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 11Isle of ManYorkshire 137East Midlands 21West Midlands 7East 32London 119South East 20South West 15South Wales 20Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lileses lived in yorkshire

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    540 Liles Travel & migration records
    3,400 Lileses found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Lileses

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

    Common female occupations for Lileses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Charwoman

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Dress Maker

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Common male occupations for Lileses in 1921

    Farm Hands

    48

    General Farmers

    27

    General Labourer

    23

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    19

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

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