Origins of the McCreary surname

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    In 1921, most McCrearys lived in london

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    1,100 McCreary Travel & migration records
    920 McCrearys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mccreary

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    Common jobs for Mccrearys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mccrearys in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    7

    Dressmaker

    7

    Weaver Cotton

    7

    Cotton Cloth Weaver

    4

    Clerk

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Mccrearys in 1921

    Coal Miner

    7

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    Coachman

    3

    General Laborer

    3

    Iron Ore Miner

    3

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