Origins of the Dowsing surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 28West Midlands 2East 107London 70South East 28South West 8South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 4Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dowsings lived in east

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    160 Dowsing Travel & migration records
    3,500 Dowsings found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dowsing

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    What are the most common Dowsing first names?

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    Common jobs for Dowsings

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dowsings in 1921

    Laundress

    15

    Domestic Servant

    13

    Dressmaker

    13

    Bricklayer

    10

    Charwoman

    8

    Commmon male occupations for Dowsings in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    37

    Bricklayer

    36

    Carpenter

    36

    Blacksmith

    14

    Farm Labourer

    14

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