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Origins of the Robey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 27North West 15Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 47East Midlands 73West Midlands 46East 42London 196South East 104South West 18South Wales 1Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Robeys lived in london

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    840 Robey Travel & migration records
    6,000 Robeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Robey

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    What are the most common Robey first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Robeys

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

    Common female occupations for Robeys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    10

    Living On Own Means

    10

    Cotton Weaver

    9

    Common male occupations for Robeys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Coal Miner

    19

    Gardener

    17

    General Labourer

    15

    Carpenter

    14

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