Researching Alexander Mcdonnell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 236 people with the Mcdonnell surname? In that year Mcdonnell was ranked number 3343 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alexander means "Helper and defender of mankind" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Alexander Mcdonnell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alexander Mcdonnell and the Mcdonnell Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 6708 people with the Mcdonnell surname in the UK? Mcdonnell is now ranked number 894 for popularity in the UK. |
Mcdonnell Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Alexander Mcdonnell
Alexander McDonnell (engineer)
Alexander McDonnell was an Irish locomotive engineer and civil engineer. He was born in Dublin on 18 December 1829 and died in Holyhead on 14 December 1904. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated with an honours BA in mathematics (1851). He brought order and standardisation to the workshops and locomotive designs of the Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland, and was later employed to do the same for the North Eastern Railway in England, although resistance to his changes meant little progress was made before he left.
Source: Alexander McDonnell (engineer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Mcdonnell
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