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Origins of the Gossage surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 44West Midlands 132East 2London 58South East 34South West 8South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gossages lived in west-midlands

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    350 Gossage Travel & migration records
    2,800 Gossages found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gossage

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gossages

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

    Common female occupations for Gossages in 1921

    Nail Maker

    15

    Laundress

    12

    Charwoman

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Living On Own Means

    7

    Common male occupations for Gossages in 1921

    Nail Maker

    23

    Carpenter

    16

    Bricklayer

    11

    Agricultural Labourer

    10

    Carter

    10

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