Origins of the Boam surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 50East Midlands 217West Midlands 55East 2London 54South East 10South West 7South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boams lived in east-midlands

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    370 Boam Travel & migration records
    4,100 Boams found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Boams

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

    Commmon female occupations for Boams in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    12

    House Keeper

    12

    Dressmaker

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    House Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Boams in 1921

    Coal Miner

    52

    Coal Miner Hewer

    26

    Lead Miner

    26

    Butcher

    17

    Farmer

    17

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