76 McDowells were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
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The earliest occurrence of the McDowell surname in our family history documents is from 1598, and we currently have 249,371 records where McDowell appears. Here are a few more facts to get you started…
In the early 1900s McDowells were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all McDowells were law-abiding. We found 52 in criminal records.
241 McDowells served in the First World War.
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