Origins of the Gater surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 80Isle of ManYorkshire 27East Midlands 8West Midlands 400East 21London 144South East 122South West 50South Wales 6Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gaters lived in west-midlands

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    570 Gater Travel & migration records
    8,400 Gaters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gater

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    Common jobs for Gaters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gaters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Domestic Servant

    21

    At Home

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    Laundress

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Gaters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    83

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    Tailor

    34

    Potter

    33

    Carpenter

    32

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