Origins of the Foskett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 32West Midlands 67East 118London 493South East 179South West 14South Wales 13Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Fosketts lived in london

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    750 Foskett Travel & migration records
    8,600 Fosketts found in all Census records

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Fosketts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fosketts in 1921

    Laundress

    45

    Dressmaker

    43

    General Servant Domestic

    33

    Straw Plaiter

    26

    General Servant

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Fosketts in 1921

    General Labourer

    64

    Carpenter

    49

    Farm Labourer

    36

    Agricultural Labourer

    33

    Clerk

    27

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