Origins of the Gorton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 56North West 125Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 15West Midlands 219East 58London 1427South East 74South West 73South Wales 8Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gortons lived in london

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    2,500 Gorton Travel & migration records
    19,000 Gortons found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gortons

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    Commmon female occupations for Gortons in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    251

    Cotton Winder

    78

    Weaver

    71

    Dressmaker

    52

    Weaver Cotton

    52

    Commmon male occupations for Gortons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    100

    Cotton Weaver

    90

    Cotton Spinner

    82

    Weaver

    70

    General Labourer

    59

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