Origins of the Bowater surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 39North West 1Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 100East Midlands 8West Midlands 327East 3London 54South East 20South West 7South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowaters lived in west-midlands

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    750 Bowater Travel & migration records
    5,100 Bowaters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bowater

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    What are the most common Bowater first names?

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    Common jobs for Bowaters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bowaters in 1921

    Nailer

    26

    Dressmaker

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Nail Maker

    11

    General Servant Domestic

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Bowaters in 1921

    Coal Miner

    94

    Coal Miner Hewer

    36

    Miner

    20

    General Labourer

    16

    Brass Caster

    11

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