Origins of the McQuaid surname

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    In 1921, most McQuaids lived in london

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    2,800 McQuaid Travel & migration records
    990 McQuaids found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcquaid

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    Common jobs for Mcquaids

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcquaids in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

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    Domestic Servant

    4

    Housekeeper

    4

    Servant

    4

    Weaver

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Mcquaids in 1921

    Coal Miner

    8

    General Labourer

    8

    Dock Labourer

    6

    Carpenter

    4

    Iron Worker

    4

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