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Origins of the Goodship surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 20West Midlands 8East 103London 68South East 56South West 65South Wales 6Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goodships lived in east

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    63 Goodship Travel & migration records
    2,800 Goodships found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goodship

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    What are the most common Goodship first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Goodships

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

    Common female occupations for Goodships in 1921

    Lace Maker

    17

    Straw Plaiter

    13

    Dressmaker

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Common male occupations for Goodships in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    56

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Bricklayer

    18

    Carpenter

    15

    General Labourer

    10

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