Origins of the Gawthorpe surname

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    In 1921, most Gawthorpes lived in yorkshire

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    96 Gawthorpe Travel & migration records
    3,400 Gawthorpes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gawthorpe

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    Common jobs for Gawthorpes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gawthorpes in 1921

    Teacher

    27

    Worsted Weaver

    14

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    Dressmaker

    12

    Cloth Weaver

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Gawthorpes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    14

    Shoemaker

    12

    Butcher

    10

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

    General Labourer

    10

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