Origins of the Gilliard surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 1West MidlandsEastLondon 21South East 19South West 16South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilliards lived in london

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    330 Gilliard Travel & migration records
    1,300 Gilliards found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gilliards

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    Commmon female occupations for Gilliards in 1921

    Female Attendant, Laundry Maid

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    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Laundry Maid

    5

    Dressmaker

    4

    General Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Gilliards in 1921

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    11

    General Labourer

    8

    Coal Miner

    6

    Waterman

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    5

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