Origins of the Goldsborough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 112North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 128East Midlands 4West MidlandsEast 8London 19South East 3South West 4South WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goldsboroughs lived in yorkshire

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    380 Goldsborough Travel & migration records
    2,300 Goldsboroughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goldsborough

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    Common jobs for Goldsboroughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goldsboroughs in 1921

    Worsted Weaver

    16

    Worsted Spinner

    12

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    6

    General Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Goldsboroughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    12

    Cotton Weaver

    11

    Painter

    11

    Tailor

    9

    Joiner

    8

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