Origins of the Hawer surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 9Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 2West Midlands 4East 4London 4South East 6South West 1South WalesMid Wales 5West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Hawers lived in north-west

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    Reinhold

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Hawers

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    Commmon female occupations for Hawers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

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    Weaver Cotton

    7

    Cotton Winder

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    House Keeper

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Hawers in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    General Labourer

    6

    Cordwainer

    5

    Farmer

    5

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