Origins of the Gaskins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North WestIsle of Man 2Yorkshire 10East Midlands 8West Midlands 41East 37London 31South East 24South West 68South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gaskinses lived in south-west

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    280 Gaskins Travel & migration records
    2,500 Gaskinses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gaskinses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gaskinses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Lacemaker

    8

    Laundress

    8

    Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Gaskinses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    36

    Farm Hands

    29

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    25

    Farm Labourer

    18

    General Labourer

    18

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