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Origins of the Plimley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 27Isle of ManYorkshire 5East MidlandsWest Midlands 37East 1London 30South East 6South West 8South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Plimleys lived in west-midlands

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    87 Plimley Travel & migration records
    1,100 Plimleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Plimley

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    Common jobs for Plimleys

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

    Common female occupations for Plimleys in 1921

    Private Means

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Dressmaker

    4

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Living On Own Means

    4

    Common male occupations for Plimleys in 1921

    Potter

    12

    Coal Miner

    10

    Florist

    5

    Gardener

    5

    House Painter

    5

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