Origins of the Sunley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 95North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 189East Midlands 15West Midlands 24East 16London 29South East 15South West 1South Wales 10Mid Wales 5West Wales 5North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sunleys lived in yorkshire

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    350 Sunley Travel & migration records
    4,300 Sunleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sunleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Sunleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Charwoman

    13

    General Servant

    9

    House Keeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Sunleys in 1921

    Blacksmith

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    18

    Joiner

    18

    General Labourer

    16

    Coal Miner

    12

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