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DOWES

Dowes in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

London

12

0.0004

3.0003

Derbyshire

7

0.0015

11.1803

Hampshire

6

0.0010

7.3189

Surrey

3

0.0002

1.5395

Lanarkshire

2

0.0002

1.5463

Yorkshire

2

0.0001

0.5046

Nottinghamshire

2

0.0005

3.7099

Lincolnshire

2

0.0004

3.1274

Kent

1

0.0001

0.7328

Northumberland

1

0.0002

1.6807

Oxfordshire

1

0.0006

4.0486

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1

0.0005

3.4590

Essex

1

0.0002

1.2666

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Islington London

London

10

0.0035

25.7998

Staveley

Derbyshire

7

0.0862

630.6306

Portsea

Hampshire

5

0.0043

31.1139

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

2

0.0012

8.7070

Lambeth

Surrey

2

0.0008

5.7356

Oxford St Mary Magdalen

Oxfordshire

1

0.0468

344.8276

Willesden

London

1

0.0036

26.5252

West Ham

Essex

1

0.0008

5.7372

Ventnor

Hampshire

1

0.0176

128.2051

Upper Machen

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

1

0.0691

500.0000

Toynton St Peter

Lincolnshire

1

0.3003

2000.0000

Sheffield

Yorkshire

1

0.0011

7.9239

Scunthorpe

Lincolnshire

1

0.0476

344.8276

Chatham

Kent

1

0.0036

26.6667

North Collingham

Nottinghamshire

1

0.1078

769.2308

Newark Upon Trent

Nottinghamshire

1

0.0071

51.5464

Limehouse London

London

1

0.0031

22.7790

Leeds

Yorkshire

1

0.0006

4.4683

Kingston On Thames

Surrey

1

0.0029

21.3675

Elswick

Northumberland

1

0.0029

21.0526

Top male forenames

William Dowes
James Dowes
George Dowes
John Dowes
Thomas Dowes
Alfred Dowes
Arther Dowes
Charles Dowes
Fred Dowes
Frederick Dowes
Hector Dowes
Richard Dowes

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Dowes
Emma Dowes
Fanny Dowes
Bessy Dowes
Eda Dowes
Hannah Dowes
James Dowes
Jane Dowes
Louisa Dowes
Mary Dowes
Matilda Dowes
Susanna Dowes

Top occupations

Scholar
Coal Miner
Drapers Assistant
Ag Lab
Apprentice (Clothier & C)
Cashiers Wine Merchant (Clerk)
Cheese Monger
Domestic Servt
General Shopkeeper
Genl Servt (Domestic)
Genrl Serv Domestic
Iron Works Lab
Salesman Drapery
Shop Boy
Wife