Origins of the McCarten surname

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    In 1921, most McCartens lived in london

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    940 McCarten Travel & migration records
    1,000 McCartens found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mccarten

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    Margaret

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    Common jobs for Mccartens

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mccartens in 1921

    Dressmaker

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    At Home

    4

    Cook Domestic

    3

    Cot Weaver

    3

    Domestic Servant

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Mccartens in 1921

    Dock Labourer

    13

    Iron Ore Miner

    12

    Painter

    9

    Coal Miner

    8

    General Labourer

    7

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