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The earliest occurrence of the McWhirter surname in our family history documents is from 1649, and we currently have 25,985 records where McWhirter appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
34 McWhirters were recorded as working in farming in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s McWhirters were most likely to live in Ayrshire.
It seems all McWhirters were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
47 McWhirters served in the First World War.
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