12 McIlwains were recorded as miners in the 1901 Census.
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The earliest occurrence of the McIlwain surname in our family history documents is from 1704, and we currently have 13,107 records where McIlwain appears. Here are a few more facts to get you started…
In the early 1900s McIlwains were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all McIlwains were law-abiding. We found 4 in criminal records.
10 McIlwains served in the First World War.
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