Origins of the Gilham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 21West Midlands 11East 132London 355South East 426South West 41South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilhams lived in south-east

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    690 Gilham Travel & migration records
    9,700 Gilhams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gilham

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    What are the most common Gilham first names?

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    Common jobs for Gilhams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gilhams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    42

    Laundress

    39

    Domestic Servant

    34

    General Servant Domestic

    32

    Servant

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Gilhams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    98

    Farm Labourer

    61

    General Labourer

    56

    Gardener

    32

    Carpenter

    31

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