Origins of the Patey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 21West Midlands 14East 26London 212South East 172South West 128South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pateys lived in london

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    410 Patey Travel & migration records
    6,400 Pateys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Patey

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Pateys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pateys in 1921

    Laundress

    34

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Living On Own Means

    17

    Charwoman

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Pateys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    50

    General Labourer

    30

    Carpenter

    23

    Carman

    18

    Farm Labourer

    16

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