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The earliest occurrence of the McKellen surname in our family history documents is from 1791, and we currently have 877 records where McKellen appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 McKellens were recorded as miners in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s McKellens were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all McKellens were law-abiding. We found 1 in criminal records.
4 McKellens served in the First World War.
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