Origins of the Moseley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 210Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 320East Midlands 229West Midlands 752East 86London 519South East 207South West 131South Wales 222Mid Wales 11West Wales 15North Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Moseleys lived in west-midlands

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    3,600 Moseley Travel & migration records
    31,000 Moseleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Moseley

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    Common jobs for Moseleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Moseleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    118

    Domestic Servant

    81

    General Servant Domestic

    78

    Laundress

    78

    Living On Own Means

    51

    Commmon male occupations for Moseleys in 1921

    Farmer

    137

    Coal Miner

    115

    General Labourer

    98

    Coal Miner Hewer

    70

    Agricultural Labourer

    60

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