Origins of the Guire surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 17North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 2West Midlands 4East 5London 4South East 3South West 2South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Guires lived in north-east

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    14,000 Guire Travel & migration records
    2,900 Guires found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Guires

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

    Commmon female occupations for Guires in 1921

    Dressmaker

    20

    Housekeeper

    16

    Laundress

    15

    Charwoman

    14

    Cotton Weaver

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Guires in 1921

    Coal Miner

    42

    General Labourer

    27

    Dock Labourer

    22

    General Laborer

    14

    Shoemaker

    14

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