Origins of the Gosney surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 18North West 4Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 186East Midlands 16West Midlands 6East 9London 62South East 115South West 92South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gosneys lived in yorkshire

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    600 Gosney Travel & migration records
    5,500 Gosneys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gosney

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    What are the most common Gosney first names?

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    Common jobs for Gosneys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Gosneys in 1921

    Glover

    24

    Dressmaker

    21

    Laundress

    14

    At Home

    12

    Charwoman

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Gosneys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    General Labourer

    25

    Butcher

    24

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Carter

    16

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