Origins of the Dowdie surname
About the Dowdies
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Interesting facts about Dowdie
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What are the most common Dowdie first names?
Henry
William
Mary
Margaret
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Common jobs for Dowdies
Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.
Commmon female occupations for Dowdies in 1921
Ag Lab Daught
2
Servant (Domestic)
2
Ag Labourers Daught
1
Ag Labourers Wife
1
Housekeeper
1
Commmon male occupations for Dowdies in 1921
Coal Miner
5
General Labourer
4
Ag Labourer
1
Ag Labourers Son Scholar
1
Agricultural Labourer
1
