Origins of the Madeley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 101Isle of ManYorkshire 108East Midlands 75West Midlands 408East 10London 188South East 39South West 10South Wales 1Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Madeleys lived in west-midlands

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    610 Madeley Travel & migration records
    9,400 Madeleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Madeley

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    What are the most common Madeley first names?

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    Common jobs for Madeleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Madeleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Living On Own Means

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    House Servant

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Madeleys in 1921

    Bricklayer

    136

    Farmer

    82

    Farmers Son

    28

    General Labourer

    24

    Carter

    20

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