Origins of the Boughey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 162Isle of ManYorkshire 22East Midlands 32West Midlands 242East 13London 146South East 8South West 2South Wales 5Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bougheys lived in west-midlands

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    590 Boughey Travel & migration records
    6,500 Bougheys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bougheys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bougheys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    27

    Tailoress

    16

    General Servant

    14

    Cotton Weaver

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Bougheys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    40

    Farmer

    23

    Potter

    22

    General Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    20

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