Origins of the Gillighan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 7East MidlandsWest Midlands 1EastLondon 19South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillighans lived in london

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    170 Gillighan Travel & migration records
    350 Gillighans found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gillighans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gillighans in 1921

    Cotton Spinner

    3

    Worsted Spinner

    3

    Cotton Operative

    2

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Gillighans in 1921

    General Labourer

    7

    Cotton Spinner

    5

    Cotton Operative

    4

    Sweep

    4

    Weaver Cotton

    3

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