Origins of the Godber surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 12Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 149East Midlands 267West Midlands 6East 10London 112South East 38South West 16South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Godbers lived in east-midlands

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    650 Godber Travel & migration records
    6,800 Godbers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Godbers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Godbers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    24

    Lace Mender

    14

    Domestic Servant

    13

    House Keeper

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Godbers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    118

    Lace Maker

    36

    Coal Miner Hewer

    33

    Farmer

    29

    Blacksmith

    26

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