Origins of the Macquire surname

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    In 1921, most Macquires lived in east-midlands

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    160 Macquire Travel & migration records
    930 Macquires found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Macquire first names?

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    Common jobs for Macquires

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

    Commmon female occupations for Macquires in 1921

    Laundress

    8

    House Keeper

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Servant

    4

    Tailoress

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Macquires in 1921

    Tailor

    9

    Agricultural Labourer

    6

    Carpenter

    5

    General Labourer

    5

    Shoe Clicker

    5

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