Origins of the Rowsell surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 5North West 5Isle of ManYorkshire 11East Midlands 9West Midlands 6East 50London 220South East 65South West 258South Wales 21Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Rowsells lived in south-west

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    740 Rowsell Travel & migration records
    7,900 Rowsells found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Rowsells

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

    Commmon female occupations for Rowsells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    37

    Laundress

    30

    Glover

    27

    General Servant Domestic

    25

    Dress Maker

    15

    Commmon male occupations for Rowsells in 1921

    Carpenter

    56

    Agricultural Labourer

    42

    Mason

    30

    Butcher

    29

    Coal Miner

    28

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