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SORLEY

Sorley in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

45

0.0048

6.1751

Stirlingshire

38

0.0353

45.7225

Perthshire

31

0.0236

30.6536

Fife

27

0.0156

20.2414

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

21

0.0054

6.9569

Aberdeenshire

11

0.0041

5.2712

Renfrewshire

11

0.0049

6.2994

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

10

0.0227

29.4724

Hampshire

5

0.0008

1.0826

Ayrshire

5

0.0023

2.9651

Lancashire

5

0.0001

0.1870

Forfarshire (Angus)

4

0.0015

1.9162

Norfolk

4

0.0009

1.1545

County Durham

3

0.0003

0.4475

Yorkshire

3

0.0001

0.1344

London

2

0.0001

0.0888

Northumberland

1

0.0002

0.2983

Cheshire

1

0.0002

0.2010

Clackmannanshire

1

0.0041

5.3735

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

1

0.0008

1.0976

Dunbartonshire

1

0.0013

1.6515

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

1

0.0026

3.3501

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Falkirk

Stirlingshire

20

0.0793

102.8278

Govan

Lanarkshire

15

0.0064

8.3227

Ferry Port On Craig

Fife

13

0.4569

593.6073

Stirling

Stirlingshire

11

0.0810

104.9618

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

11

0.0066

8.5008

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

10

0.0064

8.2345

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

9

0.0240

31.1203

Barony

Lanarkshire

9

0.0038

4.8799

Clunie

Perthshire

9

1.5517

2000.0000

Abbey

Renfrewshire

8

0.0232

30.0300

Carriden

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

8

0.4012

519.4805

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

7

0.0124

16.0661

St Andrews

Fife

7

0.0890

115.3213

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

7

0.0159

20.6064

Auchterderran

Fife

6

0.1380

179.1045

Southampton St Mary

Hampshire

5

0.0133

17.2176

St Ninians

Stirlingshire

4

0.0375

48.5437

Auchterarder

Perthshire

4

0.1093

141.8440

Riccarton Hurlford

Ayrshire

4

0.1043

135.1351

Heigham

Norfolk

4

0.0166

21.5054

Top male forenames

Charles Sorley
Arthur Sorley
Frederic Sorley
George Sorley
James Sorley
Peter Sorley
Robert Sorley
Samuel Sorley
Thomas Sorley

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Sorley
Mary Sorley
Ada Sorley
Edith Sorley
Emma Sorley
Jane Sorley
Margaret Sorley
Marjory Sorley
Norah Sorley

Top occupations

Scholar
Canal Boatman
Cook & Housekeeper (Dom)
County Police Constable
Domestic Servant
General Laborer
Harness Maker
Housekeeper
Late School Mistress
Lodging House Keeper
Mason
No Occupation
Painter
Printer
Servant
Shop Boy (Errd)