Origins of the Mackinlay surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 24North West 3Isle of ManYorkshire 8East Midlands 3West Midlands 4East 4London 28South East 12South West 2South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mackinlays lived in london

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    760 Mackinlay Travel & migration records
    1,600 Mackinlays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mackinlay

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    Common jobs for Mackinlays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mackinlays in 1921

    Living On Own Means

    14

    Dressmaker

    10

    Annuitant

    7

    Private Means

    7

    Domestic Servant

    6

    Commmon male occupations for Mackinlays in 1921

    Coal Miner

    16

    Clerk

    8

    Shoemaker

    8

    Baker

    6

    Wine Merchant

    5

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