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Origins of the Dowen surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North West 1Isle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 25West Midlands 144EastLondon 11South East 10South West 6South Wales 17Mid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dowens lived in west-midlands

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    250 Dowen Travel & migration records
    1,700 Dowens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dowen

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Dowens

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

    Common female occupations for Dowens in 1921

    Bolt Screwer

    8

    General Servant

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    General Servant Domestic

    4

    Common male occupations for Dowens in 1921

    Coal Miner

    29

    Miner

    11

    Coal Miner Hewer

    10

    Gun Lock Filer

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

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