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The earliest occurrence of the Murchan surname in our family history documents is from 1790, and we currently have 812 records where Murchan appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 Murchans were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Murchans were most likely to live in Ayrshire.
It seems all Murchans were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Murchans were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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