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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 1West Midlands 7East 16London 43South East 20South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gorrods lived in london

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    120 Gorrod Travel & migration records
    1,200 Gorrods found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gorrod

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    What are the most common Gorrod first names?

    William

    George

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gorrods

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

    Common female occupations for Gorrods in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    House Servant

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Tailoress

    3

    Common male occupations for Gorrods in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Gardener

    6

    General Labourer

    6

    Tailor

    6

    Carman

    5

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