Origins of the Gathercole surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 18West Midlands 10East 172London 192South East 134South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gathercoles lived in london

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    440 Gathercole Travel & migration records
    7,200 Gathercoles found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gathercoles

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gathercoles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    House Servant

    20

    Laundress

    16

    Servant

    16

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Gathercoles in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    95

    General Labourer

    45

    Farm Labourer

    26

    Bricklayer

    25

    Farmer

    21

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