Origins of the Rowlay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 3North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 18East MidlandsWest Midlands 1East 1London 4South EastSouth WestSouth WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowlays lived in yorkshire

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    44 Rowlay Travel & migration records
    450 Rowlays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rowlay

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    Common jobs for Rowlays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rowlays in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Confectionery Shop Assistant

    2

    Dress Maker

    2

    Dressmaker

    2

    Labourers Wife

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Rowlays in 1921

    Baker

    13

    Agricultural Labourer

    7

    Assurance Agent

    3

    Draper Journeyman

    2

    Gardener

    2

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