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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 28Isle of ManYorkshire 6East Midlands 13West Midlands 12East 10London 35South East 10South West 4South Wales 1Mid Wales 8West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Howats lived in london

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    1,600 Howat Travel & migration records
    6,300 Howats found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Howat

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Howats

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    Common female occupations for Howats in 1921

    Dressmaker

    34

    Domestic Servant

    32

    Housekeeper

    32

    Cotton Weaver

    19

    Farmer's Daur

    19

    Common male occupations for Howats in 1921

    Coal Miner

    76

    Farmer

    54

    Carter

    41

    Iron Moulder

    35

    Joiner

    34

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