Origins of the Bathgate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 6West MidlandsEast 7London 36South East 29South West 6South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 7Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bathgates lived in london

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    1,400 Bathgate Travel & migration records
    5,100 Bathgates found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bathgate

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    What are the most common Bathgate first names?

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    Common jobs for Bathgates

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bathgates in 1921

    Dressmaker

    32

    Domestic Servant

    27

    F S

    25

    General Servant

    18

    Housekeeper

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Bathgates in 1921

    Coal Miner

    44

    Carter

    41

    Joiner

    38

    Baker

    29

    Farm Servant

    26

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