Origins of the McShane surname

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    In 1921, most McShanes lived in london

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    8,400 McShane Travel & migration records
    4,600 McShanes found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mcshanes

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcshanes in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    20

    Dressmaker

    20

    General Servant

    11

    Housekeeper

    9

    None

    9

    Commmon male occupations for Mcshanes in 1921

    Coal Miner

    74

    General Labourer

    55

    Dock Labourer

    34

    Joiner

    29

    Tailor

    27

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