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Origins of the Selley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 22West Midlands 34East 55London 214South East 82South West 252South Wales 2Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Selleys lived in south-west

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    670 Selley Travel & migration records
    6,400 Selleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Selley

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    What are the most common Selley first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Selleys

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

    Common female occupations for Selleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    Laundress

    22

    Servant

    19

    Domestic Servant

    14

    Tailoress

    14

    Common male occupations for Selleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    38

    Carpenter

    21

    General Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    20

    Gardener

    18

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