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Origins of the Powrie surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 16North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 3West MidlandsEastLondon 33South East 13South WestSouth Wales 6Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Powries lived in london

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    650 Powrie Travel & migration records
    1,900 Powries found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Powrie

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    What are the most common Powrie first names?

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    Margaret

    Mary

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    Common jobs for Powries

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

    Common female occupations for Powries in 1921

    Dressmaker

    13

    Jute Weaver

    10

    Weaver

    10

    F S

    6

    Housekeeper

    6

    Common male occupations for Powries in 1921

    Mason

    23

    Weaver

    23

    Salmon Fisher

    15

    Joiner

    13

    Shoemaker

    12

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