Origins of the Gillott surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 17Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 825East Midlands 314West Midlands 17East 8London 107South East 42South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest Wales 1North Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillotts lived in yorkshire

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    530 Gillott Travel & migration records
    10,000 Gillotts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gillott first names?

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    Common jobs for Gillotts

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    Commmon female occupations for Gillotts in 1921

    Cutler

    32

    Dressmaker

    31

    General Servant Domestic

    22

    Living On Own Means

    20

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Gillotts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    92

    Coal Miner Hewer

    44

    Cutler

    42

    Grinder

    41

    Farmer

    37

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