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The earliest occurrence of the McAlay surname in our family history documents is from 1636, and we currently have 303 records where McAlay appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
McAlays had very few recorded occupations in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s McAlays were most likely to live in Lancashire.
It seems all McAlays were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No McAlays were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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