Origins of the Findley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 116North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 33East Midlands 180West Midlands 47East 48London 167South East 93South West 11South Wales 2Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Findleys lived in east-midlands

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    2,900 Findley Travel & migration records
    7,300 Findleys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Findley

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    Common jobs for Findleys

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

    Common female occupations for Findleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Domestic Servant

    18

    F S

    16

    Laundress

    16

    Servant

    14

    Common male occupations for Findleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    55

    Farm Hands

    35

    Tailor

    28

    General Labourer

    21

    Joiner

    20

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