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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 12North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 2East Midlands 4West Midlands 136East 5London 13South East 3South West 12South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 3Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Howles lived in west-midlands

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    190 Howle Travel & migration records
    2,100 Howles found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Howles

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

    Common female occupations for Howles in 1921

    Dress Maker

    9

    Dressmaker

    8

    Laundress

    7

    Living On Own Means

    6

    Charwoman

    5

    Common male occupations for Howles in 1921

    Coal Miner

    27

    Tailor

    15

    Coal Miner Hewer

    12

    Jeweller

    10

    Turner

    10

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