Origins of the Gleeson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 55North West 37Isle of ManYorkshire 119East Midlands 11West Midlands 33East 50London 415South East 88South West 28South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gleesons lived in london

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    8,600 Gleesons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gleesons

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    Commmon female occupations for Gleesons in 1921

    Charwoman

    34

    Laundress

    34

    Dressmaker

    27

    Cotton Weaver

    26

    Servant

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Gleesons in 1921

    General Labourer

    76

    Tailor

    52

    Dock Labourer

    32

    Shoemaker

    29

    Porter

    21

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