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Origins of the Gelly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of Man 2Yorkshire 1East Midlands 3West MidlandsEastLondon 5South East 5South West 14South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gellys lived in south-west

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    140 Gelly Travel & migration records
    510 Gellys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gelly

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    What are the most common Gelly first names?

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    Common jobs for Gellys

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

    Common female occupations for Gellys in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    5

    Laundress

    4

    At Home

    3

    Farmer

    3

    Farmer Daughter

    3

    Common male occupations for Gellys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    8

    Farmers Son

    6

    Farmer

    5

    Seaman

    5

    Collier

    4

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