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Origins of the Selly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 29North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 51East Midlands 70West Midlands 27East 9London 99South East 50South West 37South Wales 5Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sellys lived in london

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    220 Selly Travel & migration records
    2,300 Sellys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Selly first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Sellys

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

    Common female occupations for Sellys in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Dressmaker

    14

    House Servant

    13

    Servant

    10

    General Servant

    8

    Common male occupations for Sellys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Carpenter

    10

    Able Seaman & Lamptrimmer

    7

    Ag Labourer

    7

    Farm Labourer

    7

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