Origins of the Bowering surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 49East Midlands 27West Midlands 50East 16London 34South East 20South West 121South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowerings lived in south-west

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    510 Bowering Travel & migration records
    4,300 Bowerings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bowering

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bowerings

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

    Common female occupations for Bowerings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Laundress

    13

    Domestic Servant

    12

    Farmers Wife

    10

    Common male occupations for Bowerings in 1921

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Farmer

    24

    Able Seaman

    22

    Baker

    21

    Agricultural Labourer

    20

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