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The earliest occurrence of the Mowat surname in our family history documents is from 1566, and we currently have 35,387 records where Mowat appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
196 Mowats were recorded as working in farming in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Mowats were most likely to live in Caithness.
Not all Mowats were law-abiding. We found 9 in criminal records.
109 Mowats served in the First World War.
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