Origins of the McGeachy surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshire 6East MidlandsWest MidlandsEastLondon 1South East 1South WestSouth WalesMid Wales 2West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most McGeachys lived in yorkshire

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    720 McGeachy Travel & migration records
    1,700 McGeachys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcgeachy

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    Common jobs for Mcgeachys

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcgeachys in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    12

    House Keeper

    9

    Cotton Weaver

    6

    Power Loom Weaver

    6

    F S

    5

    Commmon male occupations for Mcgeachys in 1921

    Fisherman

    35

    Farmer

    22

    Coal Miner

    18

    General Labourer

    18

    Carter

    14

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