Origins of the Gladstone surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 155North West 7Isle of ManYorkshire 49East Midlands 5West Midlands 12East 60London 177South East 59South West 4South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gladstones lived in london

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gladstones

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    Commmon female occupations for Gladstones in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    41

    Private Means

    26

    Dressmaker

    25

    Hawker

    18

    Housekeeper

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Gladstones in 1921

    Master

    51

    Coal Miner

    42

    Mate

    36

    General Labourer

    22

    Tailor

    18

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