Origins of the Mordey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 128North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 10West Midlands 10East 8London 25South East 14South West 8South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mordeys lived in north-east

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    Common jobs for Mordeys

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    Commmon female occupations for Mordeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    Laundress

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Mason

    6

    Waterman

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Mordeys in 1921

    Bricklayer

    12

    Mariner

    9

    Waterman

    9

    Painter

    6

    Shipwright

    5

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