Origins of the Gilray surname

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    In 1921, most Gilrays lived in london

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    260 Gilray Travel & migration records
    610 Gilrays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gilray

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    What are the most common Gilray first names?

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Gilrays

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Gilrays in 1921

    Farmers Wife

    4

    General Servant

    3

    Servant

    3

    Assistant Grocer

    2

    Cotton Factory Drawer

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Gilrays in 1921

    Carter

    6

    General Labourer

    6

    Plasterer

    6

    Farmer

    5

    Ag Lab Son

    3

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