Origins of the Gorden surname

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    In 1921, most Gordens lived in london

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    3,200 Gorden Travel & migration records
    5,000 Gordens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gorden

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    Common jobs for Gordens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gordens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    House Servant

    27

    Servant

    27

    Domestic Servant

    18

    Cotton Weaver

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Gordens in 1921

    Carpenter

    32

    Agricultural Labourer

    30

    Coal Miner

    23

    Tailor

    22

    General Labourer

    20

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