Origins of the Borrowdale surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 95North West 128Isle of ManYorkshire 21East Midlands 6West Midlands 12East 8London 39South East 7South West 2South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Borrowdales lived in north-west

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    240 Borrowdale Travel & migration records
    2,600 Borrowdales found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Borrowdale

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    Common jobs for Borrowdales

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

    Commmon female occupations for Borrowdales in 1921

    Dressmaker

    16

    Cotton Winder

    9

    Widow

    9

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Borrowdales in 1921

    General Labourer

    23

    Yeoman

    11

    Joiner

    10

    Blacksmith

    9

    Clerk

    8

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