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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 3East 3London 8South East 1South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gleasons lived in north-east

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    760 Gleasons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gleasons

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    Common female occupations for Gleasons in 1921

    Laundress

    6

    Stenographers And Typists

    4

    Cotton Weaver

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Housekeeper

    3

    Common male occupations for Gleasons in 1921

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    53

    Tinsmiths

    24

    Farm Hands

    23

    Semiskilled Machine Shop And Related Occupations

    20

    Clerks

    19

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