Origins of the Goldthorp surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 6North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 178East Midlands 4West Midlands 3East 13London 45South East 9South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goldthorps lived in yorkshire

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    420 Goldthorp Travel & migration records
    3,900 Goldthorps found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goldthorp

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    Common jobs for Goldthorps

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goldthorps in 1921

    Woollen Weaver

    19

    Dressmaker

    10

    House Servant

    10

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Goldthorps in 1921

    Coal Miner

    40

    U

    16

    Woollen Weaver

    12

    Farmers Son

    10

    Nail Maker

    10

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