Origins of the Gilbank surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 73East Midlands 8West MidlandsEast 1London 17South East 4South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilbanks lived in yorkshire

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    150 Gilbank Travel & migration records
    1,500 Gilbanks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gilbank

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    What are the most common Gilbank first names?

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gilbanks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gilbanks in 1921

    Spinster

    10

    Dress Maker

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Servant

    6

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Gilbanks in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    19

    Farm Labourer

    10

    General Labourer

    8

    Farm Servant

    7

    Farmer

    7

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