Origins of the Rowlett surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 2Isle of ManYorkshire 36East Midlands 80West Midlands 15East 26London 70South East 33South West 1South Wales 3Mid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 5Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowletts lived in east-midlands

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    580 Rowlett Travel & migration records
    4,200 Rowletts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rowletts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rowletts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    18

    Housekeeper

    18

    General Servant Domestic

    14

    Laundress

    13

    Living On Own Means

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Rowletts in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    Farm Labourer

    19

    Ag Labourer

    13

    General Labourer

    12

    Clerk

    10

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