Origins of the Gladhill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 235East Midlands 1West Midlands 2East 1London 99South East 10South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gladhills lived in yorkshire

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    330 Gladhill Travel & migration records
    1,400 Gladhills found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gladhills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gladhills in 1921

    Dressmaker

    8

    Cotton Weaver

    7

    Worsted Spinner

    7

    Woollen Weaver

    5

    Throstle Spinner

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Gladhills in 1921

    Coal Miner

    17

    Cotton Piecer

    6

    Blacksmith

    5

    Cotton Weaver

    4

    Farm Hands

    4

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