Origins of the Cowlishaw surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 12Isle of ManYorkshire 189East Midlands 189West Midlands 85East 6London 62South East 13South West 33South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cowlishaws lived in east-midlands

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    420 Cowlishaw Travel & migration records
    5,900 Cowlishaws found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Cowlishaw

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    Common jobs for Cowlishaws

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cowlishaws in 1921

    Dressmaker

    26

    Living On Own Means

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    11

    House Servant

    9

    Annuitant

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Cowlishaws in 1921

    Coal Miner

    48

    Railway Clerk

    41

    Farmer

    29

    Butcher

    27

    Blacksmith

    24

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