Origins of the Gather surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 3Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 28West Midlands 7East 5London 7South East 1South West 10South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gathers lived in east-midlands

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    89 Gather Travel & migration records
    380 Gathers found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gather first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Gathers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gathers in 1921

    Labourer Daughter

    3

    Dressmaker

    2

    Gardeners Wife

    2

    House Servant

    2

    Laundress

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Gathers in 1921

    Gardener

    7

    Cabinet Maker

    6

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Husbandman

    3

    Labourer Son

    3

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