Origins of the Maclellan surname

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    In 1921, most Maclellans lived in london

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    1,400 Maclellan Travel & migration records
    2,400 Maclellans found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Maclellan

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Maclellans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Maclellans in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    38

    General Servant

    26

    Crofter

    18

    Crofters Wife

    17

    F S

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Maclellans in 1921

    Crofter

    46

    Farmer

    38

    Fisherman

    21

    Farm Servant

    18

    Fisher

    12

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