Origins of the Midgeley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 80East Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 1London 18South East 6South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Midgeleys lived in yorkshire

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    400 Midgeley Travel & migration records
    1,700 Midgeleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Midgeleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Midgeleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    House Servant

    6

    At Home

    5

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Milliner

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Midgeleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    15

    General Labourer

    9

    Blacksmith

    4

    Boiler Maker

    4

    Iron Moulder

    4

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