Origins of the Macaskill surname

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    In 1921, most Macaskills lived in london

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    840 Macaskill Travel & migration records
    1,900 Macaskills found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Macaskill

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    Common jobs for Macaskills

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

    Commmon female occupations for Macaskills in 1921

    Crofter's Wife

    18

    Crofter's Daur

    16

    Crofters Wife

    15

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Crofter

    14

    Commmon male occupations for Macaskills in 1921

    Fisherman

    80

    Crofter

    76

    Shepherd

    15

    Farmer

    14

    Farm Servant

    13

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