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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 31North West 55Isle of ManYorkshire 284East Midlands 6West Midlands 12East 4London 935South East 27South West 8South Wales 4Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cowburns lived in london

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    770 Cowburn Travel & migration records
    11,000 Cowburns found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cowburn

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    Common jobs for Cowburns

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

    Common female occupations for Cowburns in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    178

    Silk Weaver

    59

    Weaver

    40

    Cotton Winder

    34

    Housekeeper

    33

    Common male occupations for Cowburns in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    89

    Coal Miner

    72

    Weaver

    45

    Coal Miner Hewer

    43

    General Labourer

    34

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