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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 147North West 149Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 477East Midlands 131West Midlands 63East 51London 3423South East 56South West 40South Wales 5Mid Wales 11West Wales 4North Wales 19Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gregsons lived in london

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    5,000 Gregson Travel & migration records
    40,000 Gregsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gregson

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gregsons

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

    Common female occupations for Gregsons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    602

    Weaver

    169

    Cotton Winder

    124

    Dressmaker

    123

    Weaver Cotton

    123

    Common male occupations for Gregsons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    265

    Joiner

    153

    Cotton Spinner

    149

    Farmer

    136

    General Labourer

    114

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