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The earliest occurrence of the Mackdonald surname in our family history documents is from 1649, and we currently have 1,827 records where Mackdonald appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2 Mackdonalds were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Mackdonalds were most likely to live in Fife.
Not all Mackdonalds were law-abiding. We found 2 in criminal records.
No Mackdonalds were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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