Origins of the Olley surname

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    In 1921, most Olleys lived in london

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    800 Olley Travel & migration records
    10,000 Olleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Olley

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    What are the most common Olley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Olleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Olleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    68

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Laundress

    26

    House Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Olleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    105

    Farm Labourer

    47

    Tailor

    36

    Carpenter

    30

    General Labourer

    30

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