Origins of the Dowson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1045North West 27Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 438East Midlands 46West Midlands 33East 43London 158South East 95South West 13South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Dowsons lived in north-east

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    2,200 Dowson Travel & migration records
    20,000 Dowsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Dowson

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    Common jobs for Dowsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Dowsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    77

    Domestic Servant

    57

    House Servant

    46

    Living On Own Means

    44

    General Servant Domestic

    41

    Commmon male occupations for Dowsons in 1921

    Coal Miner

    144

    Farmer

    114

    Agricultural Labourer

    88

    Joiner

    66

    Lead Miner

    65

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