Origins of the Gillingham surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 24East Midlands 7West Midlands 31East 65London 311South East 149South West 406South Wales 18Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillinghams lived in south-west

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    1,600 Gillingham Travel & migration records
    13,000 Gillinghams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gillingham

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    Common jobs for Gillinghams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gillinghams in 1921

    Dressmaker

    62

    Laundress

    53

    General Servant Domestic

    43

    Glover

    35

    Domestic Servant

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Gillinghams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    84

    Farmer

    69

    General Labourer

    69

    Blacksmith

    63

    Bricklayer

    53

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