Origins of the Bowness surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 30North West 145Isle of ManYorkshire 19East Midlands 87West MidlandsEast 9London 161South East 7South West 3South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bownesses lived in london

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    610 Bowness Travel & migration records
    5,500 Bownesses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bownesses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bownesses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    29

    House Servant

    18

    Housekeeper

    14

    Servant

    14

    House Keeper

    13

    Commmon male occupations for Bownesses in 1921

    Farmer

    50

    Joiner

    25

    Iron Miner

    24

    Iron Ore Miner

    21

    Farmers Son

    19

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