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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 9North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East MidlandsWest Midlands 18East 5London 18South East 5South West 19South Wales 10Mid Wales 4West WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Howelses lived in south-west

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    250 Howels Travel & migration records
    3,200 Howelses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Howels

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    Common jobs for Howelses

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

    Common female occupations for Howelses in 1921

    House Servant

    26

    General Servant Domestic

    13

    General Servant

    12

    Servant

    12

    Dressmaker

    11

    Common male occupations for Howelses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    29

    Coal Miner

    25

    Farmers Son

    18

    Farmer

    16

    Lead Miner

    10

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