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GILL

Gill in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

6206

0.2144

3.0296

Lancashire

2681

0.0773

1.0930

London

1471

0.0503

0.7116

Devon

1021

0.1679

2.3728

Surrey

740

0.0520

0.7347

County Durham

736

0.0847

1.1968

Cornwall

600

0.1814

2.5639

Staffordshire

590

0.0598

0.8456

Nottinghamshire

451

0.1145

1.6187

Cheshire

436

0.0676

0.9555

Somerset

398

0.0846

1.1962

Cumberland

395

0.1570

2.2195

Derbyshire

385

0.0842

1.1897

Kent

360

0.0361

0.5104

Warwickshire

314

0.0426

0.6023

Worcestershire

270

0.0708

1.0002

Aberdeenshire

269

0.0994

1.4051

Dorset

267

0.1393

1.9681

Isle of Man

265

0.4885

6.9035

Gloucestershire

238

0.0415

0.5871

Essex

234

0.0406

0.5735

Hampshire

232

0.0387

0.5476

Northumberland

192

0.0442

0.6243

Norfolk

188

0.0419

0.5915

Leicestershire

181

0.0559

0.7897

Suffolk

163

0.0458

0.6474

Cambridgeshire

150

0.0811

1.1457

Sussex

136

0.0276

0.3902

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

135

0.0265

0.3751

Lincolnshire

129

0.0276

0.3903

Lanarkshire

122

0.0129

0.1825

Shropshire

113

0.0448

0.6328

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

102

0.0261

0.3683

Westmorland

84

0.1308

1.8491

Banffshire

79

0.1304

1.8424

Berkshire

76

0.0347

0.4898

Elginshire (Morayshire)

68

0.1498

2.1172

Hertfordshire

60

0.0298

0.4211

Forfarshire (Angus)

53

0.0196

0.2768

Northamptonshire

51

0.0186

0.2623

Buckinghamshire

49

0.0277

0.3921

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

34

0.0308

0.4354

Dunbartonshire

34

0.0433

0.6121

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

34

0.0161

0.2275

Bedfordshire

32

0.0212

0.2990

Royal Navy

31

0.0890

1.2585

Huntingdonshire

31

0.0534

0.7553

Selkirkshire

25

0.0946

1.3368

Renfrewshire

23

0.0102

0.1436

Perthshire

23

0.0175

0.2479

Berwickshire

20

0.0565

0.7990

Oxfordshire

18

0.0100

0.1410

Wiltshire

18

0.0070

0.0985

Herefordshire

16

0.0134

0.1888

Inverness-shire

16

0.0183

0.2592

Ayrshire

16

0.0073

0.1034

Roxburghshire

14

0.0265

0.3739

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

12

0.0150

0.2114

Channel Islands

12

0.0139

0.1959

Buteshire

9

0.0508

0.7186

Caithness

8

0.0200

0.2827

Rutland

8

0.0373

0.5271

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

8

0.0137

0.1935

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

6

0.0090

0.1267

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

6

0.0051

0.0718

Dumfriesshire

6

0.0093

0.1314

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

5

0.0054

0.0761

Peeblesshire

5

0.0364

0.5143

Kinross-shire

5

0.0677

0.9569

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

5

0.0041

0.0574

Radnorshire / Sir Faesyfed

4

0.0170

0.2398

Argyll

4

0.0049

0.0695

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

3

0.0078

0.1096

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

2

0.0025

0.0360

Clackmannanshire

2

0.0083

0.1172

Fife

2

0.0012

0.0163

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0198

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

1

0.0019

0.0264

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Leeds

Yorkshire

320

0.1958

2.7666

Sheffield

Yorkshire

219

0.2376

3.3583

Liverpool

Lancashire

196

0.0931

1.3157

Keighley

Yorkshire

173

0.5607

7.9236

Bradford

Yorkshire

151

0.2155

3.0451

St Pancras London

London

148

0.0629

0.8895

Ecclesall Bierlow

Yorkshire

146

0.2479

3.5042

Hunslet

Yorkshire

135

0.2991

4.2266

Manchester

Lancashire

135

0.0866

1.2239

Lambeth

Surrey

132

0.0518

0.7324

Birmingham

Warwickshire

128

0.0521

0.7368

Manningham

Yorkshire

118

0.3309

4.6761

Blackburn

Lancashire

117

0.1269

1.7928

Salford

Lancashire

113

0.1108

1.5664

Attercliffe Cum Darnall

Yorkshire

112

0.4153

5.8693

Aston

Warwickshire

111

0.0547

0.7733

Batley

Yorkshire

104

0.3780

5.3425

Brightside Bierlow

Yorkshire

98

0.1726

2.4393

Kensington London

London

98

0.0603

0.8527

Nottingham St Mary

Nottinghamshire

96

0.0943

1.3322

Top male forenames

John Gill
William Gill
Thomas Gill
George Gill
James Gill
Joseph Gill
Henry Gill
Charles Gill
Robert Gill
Richard Gill
Arthur Gill
Alfred Gill
Edward Gill
Samuel Gill
Frederick Gill
Harry Gill
Walter Gill
Albert Gill
Herbert Gill
Francis Gill
Frank Gill
Edwin Gill
Ernest Gill
Fred Gill
Benjamin Gill
David Gill
Daniel Gill
Tom Gill
Peter Gill
Michael Gill
Wm. Gill
Thos. Gill
Matthew Gill
Patrick Gill
Geo. Gill
Edmund Gill
Isaac Gill
Stephen Gill
Christopher Gill
Joshua Gill
Abraham Gill
Jonathan Gill
Jonas Gill
Percy Gill
Joe Gill
Andrew Gill
Sidney Gill
Alexander Gill
Fredrick Gill
Mark Gill

Top female forenames

Mary Gill
Elizabeth Gill
Sarah Gill
Ann Gill
Jane Gill
Annie Gill
Ellen Gill
Alice Gill
Emma Gill
Hannah Gill
Margaret Gill
Eliza Gill
Martha Gill
Emily Gill
Florence Gill
Edith Gill
Ada Gill
Maria Gill
Harriet Gill
Clara Gill
Louisa Gill
Fanny Gill
Charlotte Gill
Catherine Gill
Lucy Gill
Isabella Gill
Frances Gill
Agnes Gill
Caroline Gill
Kate Gill
Esther Gill
Rebecca Gill
Elizth. Gill
Anne Gill
Susan Gill
Matilda Gill
Rose Gill
Grace Gill
Harriett Gill
Sophia Gill
Amelia Gill
Ruth Gill
Susannah Gill
Eleanor Gill
Lydia Gill
Selina Gill
Beatrice Gill
Jessie Gill
Laura Gill
Bridget Gill

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Ag Lab
Cotton Weaver
Labourer
Housekeeper
Domestic Servant
Annuitant
Laundress
Worsted Weaver
Charwoman
Joiner
Carpenter
General Servant
Blacksmith
General Labourer
Farm Labourer
Stone Mason
Farmers Son
Farmers Wife
Butcher
Tailor
Wife
Bricklayer
Woollen Weaver
No Occupation
Shoemaker
Grocer
Gardener
Painter
Dress Maker
Clerk
Worsted Spinner
Tin Miner
Farm Servant (Indoor)
General Laborer
Housemaid
General Serv
Cotton Spinner
Tailoress
Mason
Domestic Serv
Milliner
Carter
Errand Boy
Pupil Teacher
Laborer
Servant
Cotton Winder