Origins of the Wakley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 5East Midlands 18West Midlands 10East 18London 118South East 94South West 115South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 23Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wakleys lived in london

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    280 Wakley Travel & migration records
    3,400 Wakleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Wakleys

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    Commmon female occupations for Wakleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    28

    Laundress

    10

    Charwoman

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Wakleys in 1921

    Mason

    21

    Cabinet Maker

    14

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Stone Mason

    13

    Gardener

    12

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