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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 18Isle of Man 5Yorkshire 52East Midlands 2West Midlands 20East 6London 129South East 26South West 4South Wales 1Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillons lived in london

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    2,600 Gillon Travel & migration records
    6,200 Gillons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gillon

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    Common jobs for Gillons

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    Common female occupations for Gillons in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    27

    Housekeeper

    25

    None

    24

    Dressmaker

    22

    Hawker

    22

    Common male occupations for Gillons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    136

    General Labourer

    42

    Shoemaker

    35

    Tailor

    21

    Miner

    20

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