Origins of the Powles surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 4Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 2West Midlands 72East 197London 112South East 41South West 53South Wales 139Mid Wales 7West Wales 10North Wales 2Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Powleses lived in east

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    600 Powles Travel & migration records
    6,900 Powleses found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Powles

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    What are the most common Powles first names?

    William

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Powleses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Powleses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    26

    Dressmaker

    23

    Laundress

    22

    Domestic Servant

    19

    Living On Own Means

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Powleses in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    69

    Fisherman

    44

    Blacksmith

    42

    Carpenter

    41

    Farm Labourer

    33

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