Origins of the Gauntlett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 1West Midlands 27East 32London 141South East 179South West 25South Wales 80Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gauntletts lived in south-east

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    840 Gauntlett Travel & migration records
    5,400 Gauntletts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gauntlett

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    Common jobs for Gauntletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gauntletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    35

    Laundress

    26

    Milliner

    16

    General Servant Domestic

    15

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Gauntletts in 1921

    Bricklayer

    33

    Carpenter

    23

    Farmer

    22

    Baker

    19

    Gentleman

    14

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