Origins of the Goulding surname

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    In 1921, most Gouldings lived in london

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    5,200 Goulding Travel & migration records
    32,000 Gouldings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Goulding

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    Common jobs for Gouldings

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

    Common female occupations for Gouldings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    106

    Cotton Weaver

    90

    Laundress

    89

    Domestic Servant

    88

    General Servant Domestic

    64

    Common male occupations for Gouldings in 1921

    Coal Miner

    214

    General Labourer

    134

    Coal Miner Hewer

    116

    Agricultural Labourer

    109

    Farmer

    82

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