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The earliest occurrence of the McWhir surname in our family history documents is from 1756, and we currently have 833 records where McWhir appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 McWhirs were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s McWhirs were most likely to live in Dumfriesshire.
It seems all McWhirs were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No McWhirs were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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