Origins of the Gills surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 100North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 17East Midlands 16West Midlands 26East 28London 102South East 39South West 20South Wales 18Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillses lived in london

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    730 Gills Travel & migration records
    4,100 Gillses found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gillses

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    Commmon female occupations for Gillses in 1921

    House Servant

    20

    Servant

    20

    Domestic Servant

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    General Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Gillses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    54

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Carpenter

    17

    Coal Miner Hewer

    14

    General Labourer

    14

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