Origins of the McTaggart surname

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    In 1921, most McTaggarts lived in north-east

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    3,500 McTaggart Travel & migration records
    9,200 McTaggarts found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mctaggarts

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mctaggarts in 1921

    Domestic Servant

    70

    Dressmaker

    67

    F S

    41

    Housekeeper

    40

    House Keeper

    35

    Commmon male occupations for Mctaggarts in 1921

    Coal Miner

    68

    Farm Servant

    55

    Tailor

    52

    Shepherd

    51

    Joiner

    42

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