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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 13North West 7Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 28East Midlands 88West Midlands 18East 73London 141South East 33South West 15South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Howetts lived in london

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    590 Howett Travel & migration records
    4,600 Howetts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Howett

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    What are the most common Howett first names?

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    Common jobs for Howetts

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

    Common female occupations for Howetts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    19

    General Servant

    13

    Laundress

    13

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Servant

    11

    Common male occupations for Howetts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    22

    Clerk

    16

    Coal Miner

    15

    Plasterer

    15

    Carpenter

    14

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