Origins of the McCluskey surname

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    In 1921, most McCluskeys lived in london

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    5,500 McCluskeys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mccluskey

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    Common jobs for Mccluskeys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mccluskeys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    17

    Housekeeper

    17

    Millworker

    17

    Dressmaker

    14

    General Servant Domestic

    12

    Commmon male occupations for Mccluskeys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    99

    General Labourer

    65

    Shoemaker

    22

    Coal Miner Hewer

    21

    Dock Labourer

    18

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