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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 56North West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 40East Midlands 8West Midlands 3East 233London 215South East 32South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gottses lived in east

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    500 Gotts Travel & migration records
    5,200 Gottses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Gotts

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    Common jobs for Gottses

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    Common female occupations for Gottses in 1921

    Female Attendant

    53

    Attendant

    27

    Dressmaker

    22

    General Servant Domestic

    17

    General Servant

    10

    Common male occupations for Gottses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    64

    Bricklayer

    26

    Carman

    22

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Carpenter

    18

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