Researching Clayton Mcdonald
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2432 people with the Mcdonald surname? In that year Mcdonald was ranked number 1590 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Clayton means "From the clay town" and is of English origin.
Records of Clayton Mcdonald on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clayton Mcdonald and the Mcdonald Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 34317 people with the Mcdonald surname in the UK? Mcdonald is now ranked number 133 for popularity in the UK. |
Mcdonald Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 227868 people with the Mcdonald surname in the USA? Mcdonald is ranked number 83 for popularity in the USA. |
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Clayton McDonald
Clayton Rodney McDonald (born 26 December 1988) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for side Nantwich Town.
He graduated out of the Manchester City youth academy in 2008, and spent the 2008–09 season on loan at League Two sides Macclesfield Town and Chesterfield. He spent the start of the 2009–10 season on loan at Walsall, before the deal was made permanent in December 2009. He was released by the club at the end of the 2010–11 campaign, at which point he signed with Port Vale. He joined Bristol Rovers on loan in January 2013. Port Vale secured promotion out of League Two in 2012–13. He signed with Grimsby Town in July 2013, before briefly joining Tranmere Rovers a year later. He signed with Southport in September 2014, and moved to Redditch United in February 2015 and then Worcester City in June 2015. He was loaned out to Corby Town in the 2015–16 season, before rejoining Redditch United in June 2016. He signed with Altrincham in December 2016, and then switched to Droylsden the following month. He signed with Nantwich Town for the 2017–18 season, and also signed with Whitchurch Alport on dual registration forms in September 2018.
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