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Origins of the Bowns surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 4Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 46East Midlands 41West Midlands 31East 1London 15South East 8South West 20South Wales 13Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bownses lived in yorkshire

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    220 Bowns Travel & migration records
    2,100 Bownses found in all Census records

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    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Bownses

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

    Common female occupations for Bownses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    9

    Domestic Servant

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    8

    Tailoress

    7

    Servant

    6

    Common male occupations for Bownses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    25

    Agricultural Labourer

    17

    Hawker

    10

    Farm Labourer

    8

    Coal Miner Hewer

    7

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