Origins of the Sowden surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 53North West 26Isle of Man 1Yorkshire 843East Midlands 100West Midlands 11East 19London 146South East 58South West 177South Wales 1Mid Wales 1West WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sowdens lived in yorkshire

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    1,900 Sowden Travel & migration records
    16,000 Sowdens found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Sowdens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sowdens in 1921

    Dressmaker

    87

    Worsted Weaver

    49

    Domestic Servant

    35

    Worsted Spinner

    35

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Commmon male occupations for Sowdens in 1921

    Blacksmith

    97

    Coal Miner

    54

    Agricultural Labourer

    47

    Farm Labourer

    47

    Tin Miner

    45

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