Origins of the Grigg surname

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    In 1921, most Griggs lived in south-west

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    3,300 Grigg Travel & migration records
    20,000 Griggs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Griggs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Griggs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    95

    General Servant Domestic

    71

    Living On Own Means

    51

    Laundress

    45

    House Servant

    41

    Commmon male occupations for Griggs in 1921

    Farmer

    138

    China Clay Labourer

    75

    Agricultural Labourer

    68

    Farmers Son

    68

    Carpenter

    67

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