Origins of the Gelson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 2London 19South East 4South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gelsons lived in north-east

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    210 Gelson Travel & migration records
    1,000 Gelsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gelson

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    Common jobs for Gelsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gelsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    6

    Annuitant

    4

    House Keeper

    3

    Machinist

    3

    Servant Domestic

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Gelsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    12

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Stone Mason

    8

    General Labourer

    5

    Coal Miner Hewer

    4

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