Origins of the Gilchrist surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 208North West 71Isle of ManYorkshire 82East Midlands 39West Midlands 17East 49London 225South East 96South West 35South Wales 32Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilchrists lived in london

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    12,000 Gilchrist Travel & migration records
    33,000 Gilchrists found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gilchrist

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    Common jobs for Gilchrists

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gilchrists in 1921

    Dressmaker

    220

    Domestic Servant

    143

    Housekeeper

    141

    F S

    112

    House Keeper

    88

    Commmon male occupations for Gilchrists in 1921

    Coal Miner

    193

    Mason

    164

    Tailor

    143

    Farmer

    137

    Weaver

    126

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