Origins of the Rowlinson surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 35North West 233Isle of ManYorkshire 96East Midlands 29West Midlands 104East 93London 620South East 86South West 9South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowlinsons lived in london

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    650 Rowlinson Travel & migration records
    12,000 Rowlinsons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Rowlinson

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    Common jobs for Rowlinsons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rowlinsons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    56

    Cotton Weaver

    35

    House Keeper

    27

    House Servant

    26

    Housekeeper

    26

    Commmon male occupations for Rowlinsons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    94

    Farmer

    77

    Farm Labourer

    66

    General Labourer

    56

    Yeoman

    37

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