Origins of the Gosden surname

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    In 1921, most Gosdens lived in south-east

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    530 Gosden Travel & migration records
    6,100 Gosdens found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Gosden first names?

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    Common jobs for Gosdens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gosdens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Laundress

    24

    Cook Domestic

    19

    General Servant Domestic

    19

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Gosdens in 1921

    General Labourer

    55

    Gardener

    47

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Bricklayer

    44

    Farmer

    31

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