Origins of the Wildgoose surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 49Isle of ManYorkshire 180East Midlands 279West Midlands 31East 1London 150South East 12South West 19South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Wildgooses lived in east-midlands

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    340 Wildgoose Travel & migration records
    7,200 Wildgooses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Wildgoose

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    Common jobs for Wildgooses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Wildgooses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    25

    Cotton Weaver

    24

    Domestic Servant

    22

    Widow

    20

    House Servant

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Wildgooses in 1921

    General Labourer

    47

    Farmer

    36

    Coal Miner

    24

    Stone Mason

    23

    Carpenter

    19

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