Origins of the Gilmore surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 309North West 73Isle of Man 29Yorkshire 153East Midlands 18West Midlands 79East 53London 621South East 107South West 41South Wales 62Mid Wales 12West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gilmores lived in london

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    Common jobs for Gilmores

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    Commmon female occupations for Gilmores in 1921

    Female Attendant

    96

    Dressmaker

    57

    Domestic Servant

    46

    General Servant Domestic

    39

    Laundress

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Gilmores in 1921

    Farm Hands

    108

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    94

    General Labourer

    88

    Coal Miner

    66

    General Farmers

    66

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