Origins of the Holgate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 63Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 911East Midlands 66West Midlands 17East 155London 1306South East 68South West 13South Wales 3Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 16Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Holgates lived in london

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    3,100 Holgate Travel & migration records
    24,000 Holgates found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Holgates

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

    Commmon female occupations for Holgates in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    318

    Weaver Cotton

    107

    Dressmaker

    99

    Weaver

    67

    House Keeper

    60

    Commmon male occupations for Holgates in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    192

    Farmer

    122

    Agricultural Labourer

    89

    Joiner

    70

    Weaver

    62

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