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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 39Isle of ManYorkshire 19East MidlandsWest Midlands 2East 7London 40South EastSouth West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bownasses lived in london

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    100 Bownass Travel & migration records
    1,000 Bownasses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bownasses

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

    Common female occupations for Bownasses in 1921

    Farmers Daughter

    10

    Cook Domestic

    6

    Farmer's Wife

    6

    Farmer's Daughter

    5

    House Servant

    4

    Common male occupations for Bownasses in 1921

    Farmer

    38

    Farmers Son

    16

    Farmers Son Working On Farm

    5

    Grocer

    5

    Retired Farmer

    5

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