Origins of the Morray surname

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    In 1921, most Morrays lived in london

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    140 Morray Travel & migration records
    660 Morrays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Morray

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    Who were Morrays most likely to marry?

    Mory Or Morray Or Mowrys

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    What are the most common Morray first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Morrays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Morrays in 1921

    Cotton Winder

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    House Servant

    4

    Pauper

    4

    Potters Gilder

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Morrays in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    General Labourer

    6

    Tilzor

    6

    Baker

    4

    Cordinir

    4

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