Origins of the Maudsley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 26Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 156East Midlands 5West Midlands 5East 6London 935South East 14South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Maudsleys lived in london

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    740 Maudsley Travel & migration records
    6,900 Maudsleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Maudsley

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    Common jobs for Maudsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maudsleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    156

    Cotton Winder

    31

    Weaver Cotton

    26

    Housekeeper

    23

    Weaver

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Maudsleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    49

    Farmer

    45

    Cotton Spinner

    22

    Weaver

    19

    Carter

    17

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