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Bowleress Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the bowleress' (v. Bowler), a woman who made bowls, dishes, &c.; Juliana la Boleresse (Close Roll, 54 Henry III). Bowlster (which see) also existed.
Bowleress Surname Meaning
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This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the bowleress' (v. Bowler), a woman who made bowls, dishes, &c.; Juliana la Boleresse (Close Roll, 54 Henry III). Bowlster (which see) also existed.
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
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