Origins of the Redgate surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 54East Midlands 280West Midlands 42East 4London 23South East 12South West 2South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Redgates lived in east-midlands

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    530 Redgate Travel & migration records
    4,200 Redgates found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Redgate

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    Common jobs for Redgates

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

    Commmon female occupations for Redgates in 1921

    Lace Mender

    29

    Dressmaker

    17

    Dress Maker

    13

    Domestic Servant

    9

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Redgates in 1921

    Lace Maker

    68

    Coal Miner

    38

    Joiner

    14

    Coal Miner Hewer

    13

    Iron Moulder

    13

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