Origins of the Gladwin surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 69North West 6Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 234East Midlands 149West Midlands 57East 277London 253South East 85South West 60South Wales 32Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gladwins lived in east

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    1,300 Gladwin Travel & migration records
    12,000 Gladwins found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gladwin

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    What are the most common Gladwin first names?

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    Common jobs for Gladwins

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gladwins in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    General Servant Domestic

    36

    Domestic Servant

    34

    Laundress

    32

    General Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Gladwins in 1921

    General Labourer

    60

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Farm Labourer

    42

    Stone Mason

    42

    Coal Miner

    40

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