Origins of the Clowes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 41North West 295Isle of ManYorkshire 100East Midlands 109West Midlands 968East 23London 424South East 34South West 10South Wales 5Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 11Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cloweses lived in west-midlands

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    Common jobs for Cloweses

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    Common female occupations for Cloweses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    58

    Living On Own Means

    45

    General Servant

    40

    Silk Winder

    37

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Common male occupations for Cloweses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    95

    Farmer

    94

    Joiner

    58

    Blacksmith

    56

    Coal Miner Hewer

    52

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