Origins of the Garstang surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 20Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 7East Midlands 5West Midlands 1East 5London 444South East 21South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Garstangs lived in london

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    480 Garstang Travel & migration records
    3,800 Garstangs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Garstangs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Garstangs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    98

    Cotton Winder

    25

    Weaver Cotton

    22

    Weaver

    19

    House Keeper

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Garstangs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    42

    Cotton Spinner

    24

    Blacksmith

    17

    Plasterer

    16

    Weaver Cotton

    12

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