Origins of the Gofton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 99North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 47East Midlands 10West Midlands 4EastLondon 9South East 13South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goftons lived in north-east

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    150 Gofton Travel & migration records
    1,800 Goftons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Goftons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goftons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    7

    Private Means

    7

    Potter

    6

    Farmer's Daughter

    5

    Cartman

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Goftons in 1921

    Farmer

    20

    Builder

    11

    Bricklayer

    6

    Farmers Son

    6

    Joiner

    6

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