Origins of the Bould surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 26North West 31Isle of ManYorkshire 264East Midlands 57West Midlands 545East 15London 79South East 25South West 4South Wales 1Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boulds lived in west-midlands

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    480 Bould Travel & migration records
    8,500 Boulds found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bould

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    Common jobs for Boulds

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

    Commmon female occupations for Boulds in 1921

    Dressmaker

    39

    Domestic Servant

    23

    At Home

    19

    Potter

    18

    Silk Weaver

    18

    Commmon male occupations for Boulds in 1921

    Coal Miner

    74

    Agricultural Labourer

    26

    Coal Miner Hewer

    25

    Farmer

    25

    General Labourer

    18

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