Origins of the Goswell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 3West Midlands 17East 20London 87South East 115South West 10South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Goswells lived in south-east

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    160 Goswell Travel & migration records
    2,800 Goswells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goswell

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    What are the most common Goswell first names?

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Goswells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Goswells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    General Servant

    10

    Laundress

    10

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Goswells in 1921

    Carpenter

    51

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    General Labourer

    18

    Carman

    16

    Gardener

    15

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