Origins of the Shannahan surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 1North WestIsle of ManYorkshireEast Midlands 6West MidlandsEastLondon 6South East 11South West 2South WalesMid Wales 1West WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Shannahans lived in south-east

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    1,800 Shannahan Travel & migration records
    220 Shannahans found in all Census records

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    Ellen

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    Common jobs for Shannahans

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

    Commmon female occupations for Shannahans in 1921

    Servant

    3

    Dealers Daughter

    2

    Housekeeper

    2

    Stay Machinist

    2

    Works In Cotton Factory

    2

    Commmon male occupations for Shannahans in 1921

    Apprentice Shipwright

    2

    Fireman

    2

    Labourer Furnace

    2

    Private Infantry Army

    2

    Seaman

    2

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