Origins of the Gambles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 57Isle of ManYorkshire 223East Midlands 28West Midlands 3East 4London 85South East 22South West 10South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gambleses lived in yorkshire

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    330 Gambles Travel & migration records
    4,500 Gambleses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gambleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gambleses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    22

    House Servant

    11

    Worsted Weaver

    11

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Gambleses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    34

    Farmer

    16

    Cotton Weaver

    14

    Tailor

    13

    Butcher

    12

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