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The earliest occurrence of the Bowns surname in our family history documents is from 1561, and we currently have 8,652 records where Bowns appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
17 Bownses were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Bownses were most likely to live in Yorkshire.
Not all Bownses were law-abiding. We found 1 in criminal records.
20 Bownses served in the First World War.
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