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Origins of the Gascoyne surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 17Isle of ManYorkshire 150East Midlands 354West Midlands 37East 41London 77South East 36South West 11South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gascoynes lived in east-midlands

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    670 Gascoyne Travel & migration records
    8,300 Gascoynes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gascoyne

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    Common jobs for Gascoynes

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

    Common female occupations for Gascoynes in 1921

    Laundress

    27

    Dressmaker

    21

    Domestic Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Living On Own Means

    12

    Common male occupations for Gascoynes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    116

    Coal Miner Hewer

    54

    Joiner

    32

    General Labourer

    31

    Farmer

    30

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