Origins of the Bough surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 11North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 29East Midlands 15West Midlands 120East 11London 62South East 31South West 17South Wales 1Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boughs lived in west-midlands

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    780 Bough Travel & migration records
    5,000 Boughs found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Boughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Boughs in 1921

    Laundress

    34

    Dressmaker

    30

    Domestic Servant

    15

    House Servant

    12

    Charwoman

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Boughs in 1921

    Coal Miner

    43

    Bricklayer

    35

    Agricultural Labourer

    28

    Carpenter

    19

    General Labourer

    18

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