Origins of the Gidlow surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 32East Midlands 74West Midlands 17East 2London 40South East 11South West 2South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gidlows lived in east-midlands

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    150 Gidlow Travel & migration records
    1,700 Gidlows found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gidlows

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    Commmon female occupations for Gidlows in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Draper

    5

    House Keeper

    5

    House Servant

    5

    Living On Own Means

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Gidlows in 1921

    Butcher

    11

    Gardener

    11

    Basket Maker

    10

    Tanner

    10

    Blacksmith

    8

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