Origins of the Powlesland surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 1East Midlands 3West Midlands 5East 2London 38South East 21South West 259South Wales 8Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Powleslands lived in south-west

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    210 Powlesland Travel & migration records
    2,800 Powleslands found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Powlesland

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    Common jobs for Powleslands

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

    Commmon female occupations for Powleslands in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Farmers Wife

    10

    General Servant

    10

    General Servant Domestic

    10

    Cook

    7

    Commmon male occupations for Powleslands in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    49

    Farmer

    32

    Farm Labourer

    28

    Farmers Son

    24

    Retired Farmer

    10

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