Origins of the Dowse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 45North West 13Isle of ManYorkshire 98East Midlands 291West Midlands 49East 60London 211South East 98South West 115South WalesMid Wales 3West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dowses lived in east-midlands

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    11,000 Dowses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dowse

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    Common jobs for Dowses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dowses in 1921

    Dressmaker

    53

    Laundress

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    29

    Lab

    26

    Domestic Servant

    25

    Commmon male occupations for Dowses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    90

    Bricklayer

    71

    Farmer

    66

    Farm Labourer

    51

    Carpenter

    50

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