Origins of the Golightly surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 519North West 25Isle of ManYorkshire 12East Midlands 4West Midlands 5East 10London 50South East 9South West 5South Wales 11Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Golightlys lived in north-east

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    700 Golightly Travel & migration records
    6,400 Golightlys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Golightly

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Golightlys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Golightlys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    47

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Housekeeper

    14

    General Servant

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Golightlys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    83

    Coal Miner Hewer

    38

    Shipwright

    20

    General Labourer

    19

    Limestone Quarryman

    18

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