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Origins of the Turley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 87North West 27Isle of ManYorkshire 68East Midlands 41West Midlands 654East 34London 300South East 157South West 252South Wales 112Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Turleys lived in west-midlands

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    3,600 Turley Travel & migration records
    17,000 Turleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Turley

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    What are the most common Turley first names?

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    Common jobs for Turleys

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

    Common female occupations for Turleys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    47

    Dressmaker

    40

    Laundress

    38

    House Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Common male occupations for Turleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    97

    General Labourer

    69

    Iron Worker

    51

    Coal Miner Hewer

    44

    Mason

    40

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