Origins of the Polley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 34North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 6West Midlands 15East 483London 349South East 188South West 10South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Polleys lived in east

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    1,200 Polley Travel & migration records
    9,300 Polleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Polley

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    Who were Polleys most likely to marry?

    Polly Or Polleys
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    What are the most common Polley first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Polleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Polleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    45

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Laundress

    30

    Domestic Servant

    26

    Housemaid Domestic

    20

    Commmon male occupations for Polleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    102

    Farm Labourer

    68

    General Labourer

    35

    Bricklayer

    25

    Gardener

    23

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