Origins of the Golightley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 90North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 10East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 22South East 9South WestSouth Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Golightleys lived in north-east

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    59 Golightley Travel & migration records
    960 Golightleys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Golightleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Golightleys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    4

    Dress Maker

    3

    Coal Miner Wife

    2

    Cook

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Golightleys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    33

    Coal Miner Hewer

    8

    General Labourer

    7

    Blacksmith

    3

    Butcher

    3

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