Origins of the Boakes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 12East MidlandsWest Midlands 20East 28London 170South East 335South West 11South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boakeses lived in south-east

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    200 Boakes Travel & migration records
    4,000 Boakeses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Boakeses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Boakeses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    21

    Dressmaker

    17

    Laundress

    17

    General Servant

    14

    Charwoman

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Boakeses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Farm Labourer

    40

    General Labourer

    37

    Carman

    20

    Gardener

    16

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