Origins of the Dowds surname

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    In 1921, most Dowdses lived in north-east

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    970 Dowds Travel & migration records
    690 Dowdses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dowds

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Dowdses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dowdses in 1921

    Mill Worker

    8

    Dressmaker

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Factory Worker

    4

    Hawker

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Dowdses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    15

    General Labourer

    6

    Quay Labourer

    4

    Shoemaker

    4

    Agricultural Laborer

    3

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