Origins of the Bownes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 23Isle of ManYorkshire 159East Midlands 24West Midlands 20East 17London 57South East 15South West 7South WalesMid Wales 7West Wales 7North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowneses lived in yorkshire

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    360 Bownes Travel & migration records
    2,600 Bowneses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bowneses

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

    Common female occupations for Bowneses in 1921

    Cutler

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    Domestic Servant

    7

    General Servant Domestic

    7

    Housekeeper

    7

    Silver Burnisher

    7

    Common male occupations for Bowneses in 1921

    Blacksmith

    16

    Spring Knife Cutler

    16

    Coal Miner

    12

    Grinder

    10

    Edge Tool Forger

    9

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