Origins of the Bowring surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 15North West 22Isle of ManYorkshire 79East Midlands 65West Midlands 43East 40London 105South East 116South West 154South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowrings lived in south-west

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    2,400 Bowring Travel & migration records
    9,200 Bowrings found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bowrings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Bowrings in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    Laundress

    33

    Living On Own Means

    28

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Housekeeper

    19

    Commmon male occupations for Bowrings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    73

    Carpenter

    43

    Tailor

    35

    General Labourer

    23

    Coal Miner

    18

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