Origins of the Sowley surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North West 8Isle of ManYorkshire 10East Midlands 2West Midlands 11East 1London 13South East 11South West 4South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth Wales 6Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sowleys lived in london

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    70 Sowley Travel & migration records
    440 Sowleys found in all Census records

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    Mary

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    Common jobs for Sowleys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Sowleys in 1921

    Private Means

    3

    Farmer's Daughter

    2

    Nil

    2

    Worsted Spinner

    2

    Assistant Domestic

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Sowleys in 1921

    Yeoman

    10

    Agricultural Labourer

    4

    Farm Labourer

    4

    Farmer

    3

    Blacksmith

    2

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