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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 52North West 14Isle of ManYorkshire 125East Midlands 71West Midlands 29East 54London 247South East 106South West 186South Wales 18Mid Wales 1West Wales 1North WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Towells lived in london

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    1,200 Towell Travel & migration records
    11,000 Towells found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Towell

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    What are the most common Towell first names?

    William

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Towells

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

    Common female occupations for Towells in 1921

    Dressmaker

    75

    General Servant Domestic

    34

    Laundress

    33

    Domestic Servant

    31

    House Servant

    26

    Common male occupations for Towells in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    55

    General Labourer

    35

    Farm Labourer

    27

    Shoemaker

    27

    Carpenter

    26

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