Origins of the Redley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 42North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 105West Midlands 18East 5London 45South East 22South West 6South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Redleys lived in east-midlands

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    230 Redley Travel & migration records
    2,500 Redleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Redleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Redleys in 1921

    Boot Machinist

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    Servant

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    Dressmaker

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Redleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    Coal Miner

    20

    General Labourer

    20

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Police Constable

    9

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