Origins of the Boult surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 21Isle of ManYorkshire 39East Midlands 12West Midlands 138East 17London 153South East 102South West 30South Wales 7Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Boults lived in london

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    790 Boult Travel & migration records
    5,200 Boults found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Boult

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    Bolt Or Boults

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    What are the most common Boult first names?

    John

    William

    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Boults

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

    Commmon female occupations for Boults in 1921

    Dressmaker

    23

    Living On Own Means

    18

    Laundress

    14

    Widow

    14

    None

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Boults in 1921

    Bricklayer

    21

    Carpenter

    18

    Yeoman

    15

    Butcher

    14

    Errand Boy

    13

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