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Origins of the Bowhay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 2Isle of ManYorkshireEast MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 17London 26South East 11South West 145South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowhays lived in south-west

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    190 Bowhay Travel & migration records
    1,700 Bowhays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bowhay

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    Common jobs for Bowhays

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

    Common female occupations for Bowhays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    14

    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant

    6

    Laundress

    6

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Common male occupations for Bowhays in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Blacksmith

    12

    Farm Labourer

    11

    Stone Mason

    10

    Farmer

    9

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