Origins of the Gillibrand surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 27Isle of Man 3Yorkshire 14East Midlands 9West Midlands 7East 1London 748South East 9South West 6South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillibrands lived in london

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    400 Gillibrand Travel & migration records
    5,700 Gillibrands found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gillibrands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gillibrands in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    163

    Weaver

    38

    Cotton Winder

    34

    Weaver Cotton

    20

    House Keeper

    16

    Commmon male occupations for Gillibrands in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    109

    Weaver

    34

    Carter

    24

    Cotton Spinner

    22

    General Labourer

    21

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