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Origins of the Pooley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 90North West 88Isle of ManYorkshire 80East Midlands 18West Midlands 23East 265London 804South East 459South West 266South Wales 33Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pooleys lived in london

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    2,800 Pooley Travel & migration records
    25,000 Pooleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pooley

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    What are the most common Pooley first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Pooleys

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

    Common female occupations for Pooleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    129

    General Servant Domestic

    69

    House Servant

    63

    Domestic Servant

    55

    Laundress

    54

    Common male occupations for Pooleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    209

    General Labourer

    109

    Farm Labourer

    108

    Carpenter

    72

    Farmer

    65

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