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The earliest occurrence of the Maclain surname in our family history documents is from 1602, and we currently have 1,457 records where Maclain appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2 Maclains were recorded as clerks in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Maclains were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
It seems all Maclains were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Maclains were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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