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Origins of the Goward surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 38East Midlands 15West Midlands 4East 105London 68South East 47South West 2South Wales 2Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gowards lived in east

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    280 Goward Travel & migration records
    3,100 Gowards found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goward

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    Common jobs for Gowards

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

    Common female occupations for Gowards in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Cook Domestic

    11

    Domestic Servant

    11

    House Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Common male occupations for Gowards in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    45

    Gardener

    21

    Carpenter

    20

    Blacksmith

    10

    Coal Miner

    10

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