Origins of the Gledhill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 103Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 3366East Midlands 35West Midlands 31East 22London 910South East 56South West 10South Wales 3Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gledhills lived in yorkshire

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    3,600 Gledhill Travel & migration records
    41,000 Gledhills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gledhill

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    Common jobs for Gledhills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gledhills in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    205

    Dressmaker

    136

    Worsted Spinner

    120

    Cotton Weaver

    116

    Weaver

    93

    Commmon male occupations for Gledhills in 1921

    Coal Miner

    221

    Woollen Weaver

    145

    Blacksmith

    110

    General Labourer

    90

    Cotton Spinner

    86

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