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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 109North West 39Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 801East Midlands 67West Midlands 9East 24London 285South East 32South West 10South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gotts lived in yorkshire

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    2,100 Gott Travel & migration records
    13,000 Gotts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Gotts

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

    Common female occupations for Gotts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    51

    Worsted Weaver

    49

    Cotton Weaver

    37

    Worsted Spinner

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Common male occupations for Gotts in 1921

    Farmer

    62

    Coal Miner

    57

    Joiner

    36

    General Labourer

    34

    Tailor

    32

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