Origins of the Bowditch surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth EastNorth West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 9East Midlands 11West Midlands 13East 42London 181South East 124South West 197South Wales 54Mid Wales 6West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Bowditchs lived in south-west

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    930 Bowditch Travel & migration records
    7,800 Bowditchs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Bowditch

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    Common jobs for Bowditchs

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

    Common female occupations for Bowditchs in 1921

    Dressmaker

    52

    Laundress

    27

    General Servant

    23

    General Servant Domestic

    20

    Housemaid Domestic

    17

    Common male occupations for Bowditchs in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    58

    Farmer

    36

    Carpenter

    35

    Tailor

    31

    Farm Labourer

    25

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