Origins of the Bore surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 7East Midlands 18West Midlands 23East 42London 87South East 23South West 5South Wales 3Mid Wales 7West Wales 2North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bores lived in london

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    330 Bore Travel & migration records
    3,000 Bores found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bores

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    Commmon female occupations for Bores in 1921

    Laundress

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Servant

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    House Servant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Bores in 1921

    Master

    56

    Mate

    31

    Agricultural Labourer

    25

    Farmer

    25

    General Labourer

    10

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