Origins of the Gilliver surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 35East Midlands 168West Midlands 143East 7London 42South East 13South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gillivers lived in east-midlands

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    190 Gilliver Travel & migration records
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    Common jobs for Gillivers

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    Common female occupations for Gillivers in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Dressmaker

    13

    House Servant

    9

    Servant

    8

    Cook

    6

    Common male occupations for Gillivers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    53

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    13

    Potter

    12

    Carpenter

    11

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