Origins of the Lingley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 52East Midlands 8West Midlands 12East 83London 112South East 84South West 16South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lingleys lived in london

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    490 Lingley Travel & migration records
    3,600 Lingleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Lingley

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    What are the most common Lingley first names?

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    Common jobs for Lingleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Lingleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Laundress

    11

    Charwoman

    10

    Silk Weaver

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Lingleys in 1921

    Blacksmith

    33

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Farm Labourer

    13

    Thatcher

    13

    General Labourer

    10

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