Origins of the Gear surname

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    In 1921, most Gears lived in london

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    2,100 Gear Travel & migration records
    11,000 Gears found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gear

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    What are the most common Gear first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gears

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gears in 1921

    Dressmaker

    59

    Laundress

    50

    Domestic Servant

    39

    House Servant

    32

    General Servant

    30

    Commmon male occupations for Gears in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    100

    General Labourer

    58

    Carpenter

    35

    Farm Labourer

    34

    Able Seaman

    26

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