Origins of the Bowder surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 12Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 18East Midlands 12West Midlands 10East 4London 74South East 25South West 69South Wales 2Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowders lived in london

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    250 Bowder Travel & migration records
    1,700 Bowders found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bowders

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    Commmon female occupations for Bowders in 1921

    Dressmaker

    10

    House Keeper

    8

    House Servant

    8

    Living On Own Means

    6

    Charwoman

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Bowders in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    14

    Coal Miner

    12

    Stone Mason

    11

    Butcher

    8

    Tailor

    8

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