Origins of the Gatward surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 11West Midlands 3East 124London 188South East 73South West 13South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gatwards lived in london

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    220 Gatward Travel & migration records
    4,300 Gatwards found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gatward first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Gatwards

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gatwards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Laundress

    10

    Bonnet Sewer

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Farmers Wife

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Gatwards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    44

    Butcher

    25

    General Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    20

    Watch Maker

    11

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