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The earliest occurrence of the McGuinness surname in our family history documents is from 1736, and we currently have 96,974 records where McGuinness appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
104 McGuinnesses were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s McGuinnesses were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all McGuinnesses were law-abiding. We found 49 in criminal records.
211 McGuinnesses served in the First World War.
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