Origins of the Garthwaite surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 293North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 238East Midlands 6West Midlands 5East 7London 56South East 11South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Garthwaites lived in north-east

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    780 Garthwaite Travel & migration records
    5,800 Garthwaites found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Garthwaites

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

    Commmon female occupations for Garthwaites in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Housekeeper

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Garthwaites in 1921

    Farmer

    27

    Joiner

    26

    Coal Miner

    21

    Coal Miner Hewer

    17

    Butcher

    15

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