Origins of the Felgate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 6West Midlands 36East 179London 156South East 50South West 7South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Felgates lived in east

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    340 Felgate Travel & migration records
    4,600 Felgates found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Felgates

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

    Commmon female occupations for Felgates in 1921

    Dressmaker

    30

    Blacksmith

    16

    Domestic Servant

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Housekeeper

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Felgates in 1921

    Blacksmith

    42

    Agricultural Labourer

    16

    Carpenter

    16

    Farmer

    16

    Farm Labourer

    15

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