Origins of the Cosker surname

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    In 1921, most Coskers lived in south-west

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    280 Cosker Travel & migration records
    1,100 Coskers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Coskers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Coskers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    6

    Laundress

    6

    At Home

    5

    Coachman Daur

    4

    Dress Maker

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Coskers in 1921

    Carpenter

    5

    Coal Miner

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Railway Signalman

    5

    Cricket Bat Maker

    4

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