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Origins of the Bawn surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 22North West 10Isle of ManYorkshire 13East Midlands 30West Midlands 4East 13London 46South East 14South West 92South Wales 10Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bawns lived in south-west

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    420 Bawn Travel & migration records
    2,500 Bawns found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bawns

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

    Common female occupations for Bawns in 1921

    Laundress

    14

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Servant

    6

    Tailoress

    6

    Common male occupations for Bawns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    19

    Shoe Maker

    13

    Mason

    12

    Fireman

    9

    General Labourer

    8

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