Origins of the Fowells surname

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    In 1921, most Fowellses lived in london

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    13 Fowells Travel & migration records
    110 Fowellses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Fowellses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Fowellses in 1921

    Tobacco Worker

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    Cook Domestic

    1

    Domestic Servant

    1

    Draper

    1

    Dressmaker

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Fowellses in 1921

    Joiner

    3

    Ab

    1

    Agricultural Labourer

    1

    Apprentice Joiner

    1

    Carver

    1

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