Origins of the Gault surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 37North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 4West MidlandsEast 9London 22South East 10South West 6South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gaults lived in north-east

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    3,300 Gault Travel & migration records
    2,600 Gaults found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gaults

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gaults in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    21

    Dressmaker

    13

    Living On Own Means

    10

    General Servant

    9

    General Serv

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    Commmon male occupations for Gaults in 1921

    Fisherman

    44

    Coal Miner

    26

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers

    17

    Clerk

    13

    Farm Hands

    11

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