Origins of the Gillatt surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 10North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 271East Midlands 73West Midlands 13East 1London 42South East 15South West 5South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillatts lived in yorkshire

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    180 Gillatt Travel & migration records
    3,600 Gillatts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gillatts

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    Commmon female occupations for Gillatts in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Dressmaker

    10

    Spinster

    8

    Confectioner

    7

    House Keeper

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Gillatts in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    21

    Farmer

    21

    File Cutter

    19

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Butcher

    14

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