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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 4North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 4East Midlands 1West Midlands 14East 11London 65South East 125South West 48South Wales 7Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowshers lived in south-east

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    240 Bowsher Travel & migration records
    3,900 Bowshers found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Bowshers

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

    Common female occupations for Bowshers in 1921

    Laundress

    22

    Lab

    21

    Dressmaker

    18

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Widow

    15

    Common male occupations for Bowshers in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    40

    Lab

    21

    General Labourer

    17

    Baker

    16

    Farm Labourer

    13

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