Origins of the Bowmer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 33North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 85East Midlands 158West Midlands 1East 24London 55South East 42South West 11South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowmers lived in east-midlands

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    240 Bowmer Travel & migration records
    3,900 Bowmers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bowmers

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bowmers in 1921

    Housekeeper

    14

    Dressmaker

    9

    House Keeper

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    Farmers Wife

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Bowmers in 1921

    Farmer

    53

    Coal Miner

    47

    Coal Miner Hewer

    20

    Farmers Son

    15

    Butcher

    11

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