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BREY

Brey in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lancashire

0.0003

3.2780

Devon

0.0010

10.1919

London

0.0002

2.1216

Herefordshire

0.0025

25.8621

Sussex

0.0002

2.0973

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0002

2.0309

County Durham

0.0001

1.1886

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Liverpool

Lancashire

0.0028

29.4406

Newton Abbot St Mary

Devon

0.1176

1224.4898

Staines

London

0.1297

1333.3333

Salford

Lancashire

0.0039

40.5268

Brighton

Sussex

0.0010

10.3950

Colwall

Herefordshire

0.0673

714.2857

Hentland

Herefordshire

0.1739

1666.6667

Llandaff

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0059

60.9756

Llangarren

Herefordshire

0.0930

1000.0000

Stranton

County Durham

0.0034

35.3357

Stretford

Lancashire

0.0052

54.0541

Top male forenames

Thomas Brey
David Brey
John Brey
Richard Brey
Alfred Brey
Arthur Brey
George Brey
Robert Brey
Tomlinson Brey
William Brey

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Brey
Martha Brey
Alice Brey
Amelia Brey
Catherine Brey
Clara Brey
Florence Brey
Maria Brey
Mary Brey
Sarah Brey

Top occupations

Scholar
Boot Maker
(Domestic)General Servamnt
Ag Lab
Ag Lab (Indoor)
Bricklayer
Coachman (ND)
Coal Merchant
Coal Merchant Wife
Cotton Winder
Dau
Filler
Governess (Sch)
Printers Apprentice
Son
Wife