Origins of the Povey surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 43North West 236Isle of Man 2Yorkshire 51East Midlands 30West Midlands 314East 67London 482South East 299South West 123South Wales 12Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 69Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Poveys lived in london

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    1,100 Povey Travel & migration records
    21,000 Poveys found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Poveys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Poveys in 1921

    Laundress

    81

    Dressmaker

    63

    General Servant Domestic

    62

    Domestic Servant

    56

    General Servant

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Poveys in 1921

    General Labourer

    107

    Agricultural Labourer

    97

    Coal Miner

    64

    Tailor

    57

    Blacksmith

    56

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