Origins of the Gaukroger surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 11Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 254East Midlands 4West Midlands 3East 1London 57South East 10South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gaukrogers lived in yorkshire

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    130 Gaukroger Travel & migration records
    2,900 Gaukrogers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gaukrogers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gaukrogers in 1921

    Worsted Spinner

    22

    Dressmaker

    18

    Weaver

    16

    Worsted Weaver

    16

    Dresser

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Gaukrogers in 1921

    Joiner

    18

    Cotton Spinner

    14

    Dresser

    14

    Stone Mason

    14

    Cardmaker

    11

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