Origins of the McShannon surname

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    In 1921, most McShannons lived in northern-ireland

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    78 McShannon Travel & migration records
    140 McShannons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Mcshannon

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    Common jobs for Mcshannons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcshannons in 1921

    Shepherd Wife

    4

    Housewife

    2

    Barmaid

    1

    Domestic Servant

    1

    Formerly Dairymaid (Out Of Employ

    1

    Commmon male occupations for Mcshannons in 1921

    Shepherd

    10

    Coal Hewer

    3

    Coal Miner

    3

    Ploughman

    3

    Wright

    3

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