Origins of the McNicol surname

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    In 1921, most McNicols lived in london

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    2,500 McNicol Travel & migration records
    12,000 McNicols found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mcnicols

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcnicols in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    82

    Dressmaker

    81

    F S

    74

    Housekeeper

    66

    General Servant

    43

    Commmon male occupations for Mcnicols in 1921

    Shepherd

    93

    Farmer

    69

    Joiner

    63

    Fisherman

    54

    Shoemaker

    48

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