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The earliest occurrence of the Macferson surname in our family history documents is from 1659, and we currently have 343 records where Macferson appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
Macfersons had very few recorded occupations in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Macfersons were most likely to live in Lancashire.
It seems all Macfersons were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Macfersons were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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