Origins of the Gillespie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 280North West 62Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 130East Midlands 26West Midlands 24East 53London 467South East 143South West 47South Wales 11Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 14Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillespies lived in london

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    27,000 Gillespie Travel & migration records
    34,000 Gillespies found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gillespie

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    Common jobs for Gillespies

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

    Common female occupations for Gillespies in 1921

    Dressmaker

    205

    Domestic Servant

    131

    House Keeper

    93

    Housekeeper

    90

    F S

    77

    Common male occupations for Gillespies in 1921

    Coal Miner

    485

    Farmer

    121

    Joiner

    121

    General Labourer

    118

    Shoemaker

    104

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