Origins of the Gillis surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 115North West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 4West Midlands 13East 30London 117South East 70South West 20South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillises lived in london

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    8,700 Gillis Travel & migration records
    5,700 Gillises found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gillises

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    Commmon female occupations for Gillises in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    23

    F S

    21

    House Servant

    19

    General Servant

    18

    Dressmaker

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Gillises in 1921

    Coal Miner

    61

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    46

    Farm Hands

    38

    Fisherman

    38

    Coal Miner Hewer

    26

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