Origins of the McDonnall surname

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    In 1921, most McDonnalls lived in northern-ireland

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    490 McDonnall Travel & migration records
    260 McDonnalls found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mcdonnalls

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcdonnalls in 1921

    Laundress

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    Baller

    2

    Cotton Mill Hand

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    Flax Factory Worker

    2

    Hawker

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Mcdonnalls in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    3

    Iron Labourer

    3

    Traveller

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    Agl Labr

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    Blacksmith

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