Origins of the Lockley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 108Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 71East Midlands 61West Midlands 735East 5London 264South East 45South West 29South Wales 30Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Lockleys lived in west-midlands

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    Common jobs for Lockleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Lockleys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    41

    Dressmaker

    41

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    House Servant

    34

    General Servant

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Lockleys in 1921

    Bricklayer

    80

    Blacksmith

    62

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    General Labourer

    54

    Farm Labourer

    52

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