Origins of the Plowes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 42East Midlands 10West MidlandsEast 4London 9South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Ploweses lived in yorkshire

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    77 Plowes Travel & migration records
    630 Ploweses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Ploweses

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    Commmon female occupations for Ploweses in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    5

    Charwoman

    3

    Living On Allowance

    3

    Dressmaker

    2

    General Servant

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Ploweses in 1921

    Coal Miner

    8

    Farmers Son

    4

    Farm Labourer

    3

    Farm Servant

    3

    Agricultural Labourer

    2

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