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Origins of the Gawthorne surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 15Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 36East Midlands 11West MidlandsEast 3London 37South East 24South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gawthornes lived in london

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    150 Gawthorne Travel & migration records
    800 Gawthornes found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gawthornes

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

    Common female occupations for Gawthornes in 1921

    None

    4

    Housemaid

    2

    Machinist (Sewing Underclothing)

    2

    No Occupation

    2

    Sewing Machinist Tailoring

    2

    Common male occupations for Gawthornes in 1921

    Draper

    6

    Furnituredealer

    6

    Painter

    6

    Joiner

    5

    House Painter

    4

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