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Origins of the Bowkett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 3East Midlands 17West Midlands 154East 4London 59South East 37South West 127South Wales 50Mid Wales 7West WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowketts lived in west-midlands

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    330 Bowkett Travel & migration records
    4,800 Bowketts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bowkett

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    What are the most common Bowkett first names?

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    Elizabeth

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Bowketts

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

    Common female occupations for Bowketts in 1921

    Laundress

    16

    Charwoman

    15

    Dressmaker

    15

    Gloveress

    12

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Common male occupations for Bowketts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    34

    General Labourer

    20

    Farm Labourer

    18

    Shoemaker

    16

    Coal Miner

    15

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