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Origins of the Gwatkins surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 1EastLondon 6South EastSouth West 5South Wales 9Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Gwatkinses lived in south-wales

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    What are the most common Gwatkins first names?

    Frederick

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Gwatkinses

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    Common female occupations for Gwatkinses in 1921

    Joiner

    3

    Domestic Servant

    2

    Farmers Daughter

    2

    Dress Maker

    1

    Farm Bailiff Wife

    1

    Common male occupations for Gwatkinses in 1921

    Turner

    10

    Coal Miner

    5

    Blacksmith

    3

    Butcher

    2

    Farmer

    2

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