Origins of the Towse surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 8North West 6Isle of ManYorkshire 330East Midlands 21West Midlands 6East 3London 23South East 47South West 6South Wales 1Mid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Towses lived in yorkshire

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    390 Towse Travel & migration records
    4,400 Towses found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Towse first names?

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    Common jobs for Towses

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

    Commmon female occupations for Towses in 1921

    General Servant Domestic

    23

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Cook Domestic

    11

    General Servant

    10

    Dressmaker

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Towses in 1921

    Farmer

    47

    Farm Labourer

    29

    Agricultural Labourer

    24

    General Labourer

    22

    Farm Servant

    19

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