Origins of the McQuirk surname

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    In 1921, most McQuirks lived in london

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    920 McQuirk Travel & migration records
    740 McQuirks found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcquirk

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    Common jobs for Mcquirks

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcquirks in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    8

    General Servant Domestic

    5

    Weaver Cotton

    5

    Cotton Winder

    4

    Dressmaker

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Mcquirks in 1921

    Reed Maker

    8

    Coal Miner

    7

    Coal Miner Hewer

    7

    Dock Labourer

    6

    General Labourer

    6

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