Origins of the Gwillam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 7West Midlands 41East 1London 27South East 7South West 14South Wales 9Mid Wales 10West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gwillams lived in west-midlands

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    84 Gwillam Travel & migration records
    1,300 Gwillams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gwillam

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    What are the most common Gwillam first names?

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    Common jobs for Gwillams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gwillams in 1921

    Carpenter

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    At Home

    6

    Gloveress

    6

    Farmer

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Gwillams in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Carpenter

    9

    Blacksmith

    6

    Coal Miner

    5

    Farmer

    5

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