Origins of the McElligott surname

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    In 1921, most McElligotts lived in london

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    2,400 McElligott Travel & migration records
    930 McElligotts found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcelligott

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    Common jobs for Mcelligotts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcelligotts in 1921

    Widow

    6

    Dressmaker

    5

    Domestic Servant

    4

    Charwoman

    3

    Laundress

    3

    Commmon male occupations for Mcelligotts in 1921

    General Labourer

    8

    Cooper

    7

    Shipwright

    5

    Stoker

    4

    Brewers Cooper

    3

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