Origins of the Gadsby surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 7North West 19Isle of ManYorkshire 111East Midlands 274West Midlands 209East 44London 176South East 85South West 22South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gadsbys lived in east-midlands

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    1,200 Gadsby Travel & migration records
    12,000 Gadsbys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gadsbys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gadsbys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Domestic Servant

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    24

    General Servant

    21

    House Servant

    21

    Commmon male occupations for Gadsbys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    76

    Farmer

    69

    Farm Labourer

    46

    Joiner

    38

    Coal Miner

    32

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