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Origins of the Shill surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 43North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 7West Midlands 16East 21London 52South East 32South West 108South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shills lived in south-west

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    490 Shill Travel & migration records
    2,800 Shills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Shill

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    What are the most common Shill first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Shills

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

    Common female occupations for Shills in 1921

    Charwoman

    11

    Dressmaker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    Laundress

    11

    House Servant

    9

    Common male occupations for Shills in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Woollen Cloth Worker

    13

    Carpenter

    10

    Farm Labourer

    9

    Porter

    9

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