Origins of the Quilliam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 43Isle of Man 177Yorkshire 3East Midlands 4West MidlandsEast 7London 185South East 3South West 5South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Quilliams lived in london

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    550 Quilliam Travel & migration records
    3,400 Quilliams found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Quilliam

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Quilliams

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    Commmon female occupations for Quilliams in 1921

    House Servant

    15

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    General Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Quilliams in 1921

    Able Seaman

    115

    Fisherman

    43

    Mariner

    38

    Mate

    21

    Fireman

    19

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