Origins of the McMurray surname

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    In 1921, most McMurrays lived in london

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    7,800 McMurray Travel & migration records
    9,200 McMurrays found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcmurray

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    Common jobs for Mcmurrays

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcmurrays in 1921

    Dressmaker

    65

    Domestic Servant

    38

    Cotton Weaver

    28

    Housekeeper

    28

    General Servant

    27

    Commmon male occupations for Mcmurrays in 1921

    Iron Moulder

    51

    Coal Miner

    46

    Shoemaker

    35

    Blacksmith

    34

    Joiner

    33

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