Origins of the Worsley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 375Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 271East Midlands 52West Midlands 36East 106London 1800South East 193South West 32South Wales 14Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Worsleys lived in london

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    3,300 Worsley Travel & migration records
    27,000 Worsleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Worsleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Worsleys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    217

    Dressmaker

    90

    Housekeeper

    64

    Laundress

    63

    Weaver

    54

    Commmon male occupations for Worsleys in 1921

    General Labourer

    103

    Carter

    100

    Agricultural Labourer

    90

    Farmer

    89

    Joiner

    75

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