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ROWELLS

Rowells in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Yorkshire

0.0002

3.0460

Oxfordshire

0.0028

48.8759

Surrey

0.0004

6.1950

Lancashire

0.0000

0.5088

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0002

3.4674

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Burford

Oxfordshire

0.3195

5555.5556

Rotherhithe

Surrey

0.0139

243.9024

Brampton Bierlow

Yorkshire

0.0809

1428.5714

Leeds

Yorkshire

0.0012

21.5750

Manchester

Lancashire

0.0006

11.3122

Neath

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

0.0097

169.4915

Top male forenames

Thomas Rowells
Albert Rowells
Arthur Rowells
James Rowells
John Rowells
Thos. Rowells
William Rowells
Wm.Jas. Rowells

Top female forenames

Elizabeth Rowells
Susannah Rowells
Eliza Rowells
Ellen Rowells
Phillis Rowells
Sarah Rowells

Top occupations

Chimney Sweep
Agricultural Labourer Unemployed
Barber
Coal Miner
Dressmaker
Farm Labr
Gloveress
Scholar
Warehouseman Leather Trade (Currier)