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GAW

Gaw in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Ayrshire

33

0.0151

25.3983

Lanarkshire

31

0.0033

5.5209

Kirkcudbrightshire

20

0.0473

79.5862

Lancashire

18

0.0005

0.8737

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

14

0.0036

6.0192

Hampshire

13

0.0022

3.6530

Fife

8

0.0046

7.7836

Northumberland

7

0.0016

2.7098

London

6

0.0002

0.3456

County Durham

5

0.0006

0.9680

Elginshire (Morayshire)

4

0.0088

14.8258

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

3

0.0078

13.0435

Dumfriesshire

3

0.0046

7.8227

Renfrewshire

2

0.0009

1.4864

Yorkshire

2

0.0001

0.1162

Leicestershire

2

0.0006

1.0390

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

2

0.0004

0.6616

Cumberland

1

0.0004

0.6690

Argyll

1

0.0012

2.0691

Wigtownshire

1

0.0026

4.3384

Perthshire

1

0.0008

1.2834

Cheshire

1

0.0002

0.2609

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

24

0.0103

17.2824

Dalry

Ayrshire

15

0.1458

245.4992

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

10

0.0064

10.6872

Stevenston

Ayrshire

10

0.1755

294.9853

Kelton

Kirkcudbrightshire

9

0.2591

436.8932

Dunfermline

Fife

8

0.0301

50.6329

Aldershot

Hampshire

8

0.0399

67.1141

Elswick

Northumberland

7

0.0202

33.9476

Kirkpatrick Durham

Kirkcudbrightshire

6

0.4559

769.2308

Pendleton In Salford

Lancashire

5

0.0121

20.3749

St Quivox

Ayrshire

5

0.0676

113.8952

Carisbrooke

Hampshire

5

0.0601

101.2146

Blackburn

Lancashire

5

0.0054

9.1224

Westminster St John

London

5

0.0141

23.6518

Brandon Byshottles

County Durham

4

0.0367

61.8238

Blantyre

Lanarkshire

4

0.0407

68.3761

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

4

0.0091

15.2847

Elgin

Elginshire (Morayshire)

4

0.0453

76.1905

Barrow In Furness

Lancashire

4

0.0085

14.2755

Tranent

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

3

0.0574

96.4630

Top male forenames

William Gaw
James Gaw
John Gaw
David Gaw
Albert Gaw
Alex Gaw
Alexander Gaw
Emele Gaw
Harry Gaw
Louis Gaw
Ralph Gaw
Robert Gaw
Robt. Gaw

Top female forenames

Mary Gaw
Sarah Gaw
Eleaner Gaw
Ellen Gaw
Hannah Gaw
Valerie Gaw
Susan Gaw
Rose Gaw
Maria Gaw
Marguerite Gaw
Louisa Gaw
Janet Gaw
Jaine Gaw
Annie Gaw
Florence Gaw
Elizabeth Gaw
Eliza Gaw
Eleanor Gaw
Celine Gaw
Catherine Gaw
Caroline Gaw
Aurelie Gaw

Top occupations

Scholar
Cotton Factory Hand (Hosiery)
Labourer
Wife
(CS) Telegraph Messenger
Weaver Cotton
Telegraph Clerk
Tailor And Draper
Stoker Engine
Soldier
Ship Painter
Ormolu Cleaner (21-12)
Mate
Master
Hawker
General Servant
Druggist's Apprentice
Draper's Wife
Creeler At Mill (C M)
Cotton Mill Hand
Colliery Labourer
Cartman
Carpenter
Bellhanger