Origins of the Ostle surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 38North West 215Isle of ManYorkshire 15East Midlands 3West Midlands 4East 1London 39South East 5South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ostles lived in north-west

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    330 Ostle Travel & migration records
    2,900 Ostles found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Ostles

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    Commmon female occupations for Ostles in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Farmers Wife

    8

    General Servant

    8

    Domestic Servant

    7

    House Servant

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Ostles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    41

    Joiner

    32

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    Farmer

    17

    Farmers Son

    7

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