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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 21North West 372Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 381East Midlands 27West Midlands 159East 24London 1918South East 74South West 26South Wales 40Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowkers lived in london

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    3,300 Bowker Travel & migration records
    28,000 Bowkers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bowkers

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

    Common female occupations for Bowkers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    367

    Cotton Winder

    81

    Weaver Cotton

    81

    Dressmaker

    76

    Weaver

    74

    Common male occupations for Bowkers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    126

    Farmer

    106

    Coal Miner

    97

    General Labourer

    96

    Cotton Spinner

    94

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