Origins of the Gresty surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 428Isle of ManYorkshire 23East Midlands 9West Midlands 19East 11London 531South East 8South West 7South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Grestys lived in london

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    480 Gresty Travel & migration records
    7,600 Grestys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gresty

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    Common jobs for Grestys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Grestys in 1921

    Laundress

    38

    Cotton Weaver

    34

    Charwoman

    23

    Dressmaker

    23

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Commmon male occupations for Grestys in 1921

    Farmer

    51

    Gardener

    38

    Agricultural Labourer

    31

    General Labourer

    24

    Carter

    22

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