Origins of the Gribben surname

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    In 1921, most Gribbens lived in south-west

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    1,600 Gribben Travel & migration records
    1,900 Gribbens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gribbens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gribbens in 1921

    Outworker

    10

    Dressmaker

    9

    Housekeeper

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    6

    Charwoman

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Gribbens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    40

    Tin Miner

    31

    Copper Miner

    19

    General Labourer

    12

    Joiner

    6

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