Origins of the Goldstraw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 56Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 30East Midlands 32West Midlands 514East 7London 128South East 6South West 2South Wales 1Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goldstraws lived in west-midlands

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    230 Goldstraw Travel & migration records
    5,000 Goldstraws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goldstraw

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Goldstraws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goldstraws in 1921

    Silk Winder

    26

    At Home

    16

    Cotton Weaver

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Goldstraws in 1921

    Stone Mason

    45

    Silk Dyer

    31

    General Labourer

    19

    Coal Miner

    16

    Farmer

    14

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