Origins of the Rawes surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 25North West 52Isle of ManYorkshire 16East Midlands 1West Midlands 12East 7London 127South East 16South West 1South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Raweses lived in london

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    630 Rawes Travel & migration records
    2,500 Raweses found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Raweses

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    Commmon female occupations for Raweses in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    10

    Housekeeper

    7

    Laundress

    7

    School Mistress

    7

    At Home

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Raweses in 1921

    Joiner

    25

    General Labourer

    13

    Farmer

    11

    Farmers Son

    9

    Plasterer

    9

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