Origins of the Boat surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 2North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 39West MidlandsEast 4London 13South East 5South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boats lived in east-midlands

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    100 Boat Travel & migration records
    750 Boats found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boat

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    What are the most common Boat first names?

    William

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    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Boats

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

    Common female occupations for Boats in 1921

    Seamer

    8

    Dress Maker

    4

    Beamer

    3

    Circular Hand (H)

    3

    Dressmaker

    3

    Common male occupations for Boats in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    8

    Butcher

    5

    Coal Miner

    5

    Bricklayers Labourer

    4

    None

    4

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