Origins of the Gatey surname

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    In 1921, most Gateys lived in north-west

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    92 Gatey Travel & migration records
    220 Gateys found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gatey first names?

    George

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    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gateys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gateys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    2

    Cotton Winder

    2

    None

    2

    Retired Farmer

    2

    Tailor Daur

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Gateys in 1921

    Solicitor

    5

    Barrister At Law

    3

    Caulker

    2

    Colliery Labourer Above Ground

    2

    Cotton Weaver

    2

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