Origins of the Gilder surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 36North West 6Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 68East Midlands 22West Midlands 42East 178London 351South East 115South West 54South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilders lived in london

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    1,400 Gilder Travel & migration records
    8,700 Gilders found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gilder

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    What are the most common Gilder first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gilders

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gilders in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Laundress

    20

    Housemaid Domestic

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Gilders in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    Farm Labourer

    35

    General Labourer

    33

    Bricklayer

    22

    Blacksmith

    21

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