Origins of the Gillgrass surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 26East MidlandsWest Midlands 4EastLondon 33South East 2South West 17South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillgrasses lived in london

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    63 Gillgrass Travel & migration records
    870 Gillgrasses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gillgrass

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    Common jobs for Gillgrasses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gillgrasses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    French Polisher

    3

    General Servant

    3

    Waitress

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Gillgrasses in 1921

    General Labourer

    15

    Hatter

    6

    Chemical Labourer

    5

    Coal Miner

    4

    Bricklayer

    3

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