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Origins of the Gillam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 56Isle of ManYorkshire 120East Midlands 14West Midlands 80East 31London 274South East 227South West 40South Wales 12Mid WalesWest Wales 2North Wales 51Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillams lived in london

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    1,400 Gillam Travel & migration records
    11,000 Gillams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gillams

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    Common female occupations for Gillams in 1921

    Laundress

    61

    Dressmaker

    53

    Domestic Servant

    36

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Servant

    19

    Common male occupations for Gillams in 1921

    General Labourer

    53

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Carpenter

    45

    Fisherman

    32

    Plumber

    25

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