Origins of the Mousley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 37East Midlands 65West Midlands 112East 6London 67South East 34South West 5South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mousleys lived in west-midlands

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    540 Mousley Travel & migration records
    4,400 Mousleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mousley

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    Common jobs for Mousleys

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

    Common female occupations for Mousleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Laundress

    14

    Living On Own Means

    9

    House Servant

    8

    Common male occupations for Mousleys in 1921

    Farmer

    21

    Tailor

    19

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    Coal Miner

    16

    Butcher

    14

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