Origins of the Rooley surname

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    In 1921, most Rooleys lived in yorkshire

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    200 Rooley Travel & migration records
    450 Rooleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rooleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rooleys in 1921

    Cook Domestic

    3

    House Servant

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Seamstress

    2

    Shoe Binder

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Rooleys in 1921

    Cloth Drawer

    7

    Agl Labourer

    3

    Ag

    2

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

    Blacksmith

    2

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