Origins of the McGough surname

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    In 1921, most McGoughs lived in london

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    4,100 McGough Travel & migration records
    5,000 McGoughs found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcgough

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    Common jobs for Mcgoughs

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcgoughs in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    31

    Domestic Servant

    15

    Cotton Winder

    14

    Weaver

    13

    Housekeeper

    11

    Commmon male occupations for Mcgoughs in 1921

    General Labourer

    49

    Coal Miner

    29

    Coal Miner Hewer

    22

    Tailor

    17

    Dock Labourer

    15

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