Origins of the Gilliat surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 14West MidlandsEast 5London 7South East 9South West 2South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilliats lived in yorkshire

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    Common jobs for Gilliats

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    Commmon female occupations for Gilliats in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Private Means

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Assistant

    4

    Farmers Daughter

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Gilliats in 1921

    Merchant

    8

    Farmer

    5

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Son Working On Farm

    4

    American Merchant

    3

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