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Origins of the Picksley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of Man 2Yorkshire 47East Midlands 98West Midlands 3EastLondon 13South East 11South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Picksleys lived in east-midlands

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    49 Picksley Travel & migration records
    1,400 Picksleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Picksleys

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    Common female occupations for Picksleys in 1921

    Assisting In The Business

    6

    General Servant

    6

    Farmers Wife

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Housemaid Domestic

    5

    Common male occupations for Picksleys in 1921

    Farmer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    12

    Blacksmith

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Carpenter

    7

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