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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth WestIsle of ManYorkshire 2East MidlandsWest Midlands 14East 3London 6South East 1South West 9South Wales 12Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Howlses lived in west-midlands

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    27 Howls Travel & migration records
    360 Howlses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Howls

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    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Howlses

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    Common female occupations for Howlses in 1921

    Cook Domestic

    2

    Dress Maker

    2

    Farmers Wife

    2

    Servant

    2

    Apprentice

    1

    Common male occupations for Howlses in 1921

    Blacksmith

    10

    Signalman

    3

    Smith

    3

    Tailor

    3

    Blacksmith At The Chemical Works

    2

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