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Origins of the Scoley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 13West Midlands 2East 7London 6South East 3South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Scoleys lived in east-midlands

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    110 Scoley Travel & migration records
    750 Scoleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Scoley

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    Common jobs for Scoleys

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

    Common female occupations for Scoleys in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    8

    Barmaid

    4

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Farmers Daughter

    4

    Dressmaker

    3

    Common male occupations for Scoleys in 1921

    Farmer

    12

    Farmers Son

    5

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Tailor

    4

    Book Binder

    3

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