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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 1West Midlands 10East 10London 33South East 5South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 1Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Knowlses lived in london

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    330 Knowls Travel & migration records
    2,100 Knowlses found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Knowlses

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    Common female occupations for Knowlses in 1921

    House Servant

    14

    Cotton Weaver

    10

    General Servant

    10

    Farmers Daughter

    9

    Pauper

    7

    Common male occupations for Knowlses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    18

    Agricultural Labourer

    9

    Farmer

    9

    General Labourer

    9

    Husbandman

    8

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