Origins of the Pratley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 25East Midlands 23West Midlands 76East 22London 232South East 434South West 109South Wales 17Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pratleys lived in south-east

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    630 Pratley Travel & migration records
    8,700 Pratleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Pratley

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    What are the most common Pratley first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Pratleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Pratleys in 1921

    Gloveress

    146

    General Servant Domestic

    28

    Dressmaker

    26

    Laundress

    24

    Cook Domestic

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Pratleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    102

    Farm Labourer

    69

    General Labourer

    57

    Woodman

    41

    Agricultural Laborer

    27

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