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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 300North West 212Isle of Man 11Yorkshire 203East Midlands 55West Midlands 75East 63London 1471South East 147South West 66South Wales 50Mid Wales 3West WalesNorth Wales 22Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Mc Canns lived in london

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    42,000 Mc Cann Travel & migration records
    33,000 Mc Canns found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mc canns

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    Common female occupations for Mc canns in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    111

    Domestic Servant

    111

    Dressmaker

    101

    Housekeeper

    85

    Charwoman

    77

    Common male occupations for Mc canns in 1921

    Coal Miner

    325

    General Labourer

    302

    Dock Labourer

    148

    Shoemaker

    109

    Tailor

    86

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