Origins of the Borrows surname

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    In 1921, most Borrowses lived in london

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    430 Borrows Travel & migration records
    4,400 Borrowses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Borrowses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Borrowses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    17

    House Servant

    16

    General Servant

    12

    Farmers Wife

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Borrowses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    27

    Blacksmith

    18

    Coal Miner

    18

    Carter

    16

    General Labourer

    16

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