Origins of the McWhirter surname

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    In 1921, most McWhirters lived in london

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    1,600 McWhirter Travel & migration records
    4,900 McWhirters found in all Census records

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    Common jobs for Mcwhirters

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

    Commmon female occupations for Mcwhirters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    54

    Domestic Servant

    30

    Housekeeper

    20

    F S

    17

    House Keeper

    17

    Commmon male occupations for Mcwhirters in 1921

    Shepherd

    64

    Joiner

    37

    Coal Miner

    34

    Mason

    30

    Farm Servant

    23

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