Origins of the Bowdler surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North West 61Isle of Man 4Yorkshire 21East Midlands 29West Midlands 210East 32London 112South East 40South West 53South Wales 52Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth Wales 9Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowdlers lived in west-midlands

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    550 Bowdler Travel & migration records
    7,000 Bowdlers found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bowdler

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    What are the most common Bowdler first names?

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bowdlers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bowdlers in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    General Servant

    20

    General Servant Domestic

    18

    House Servant

    15

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Bowdlers in 1921

    Coal Miner

    45

    Wheelwright

    29

    Coal Miner Hewer

    24

    General Labourer

    21

    Farm Labourer

    19

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