Origins of the Tilley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 195North West 78Isle of ManYorkshire 131East Midlands 350West Midlands 412East 235London 910South East 448South West 213South Wales 65Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Tilleys lived in london

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    5,300 Tilley Travel & migration records
    41,000 Tilleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Tilley

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    Common jobs for Tilleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Tilleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    164

    Laundress

    119

    Domestic Servant

    83

    General Servant Domestic

    76

    Tailoress

    73

    Commmon male occupations for Tilleys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    161

    General Labourer

    160

    Coal Miner

    121

    Farm Labourer

    105

    Carpenter

    100

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