Researching Jim Mclay
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 33 people with the Mclay surname? In that year Mclay was ranked number 3546 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jim means "Form of JAMES. one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jim Mclay on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jim Mclay and the Mclay Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Mclay Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Mclay family tree.
Search Parish Records for Jim Mclay at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jim Mclay using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Jim Mclay.
Research the Mclay surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Mclay Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 901 people with the Mclay surname in the UK? Mclay is now ranked number 3193 for popularity in the UK. |
Mclay Family Tree Databases
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Mclay Forums
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Miscellaneous Mclay Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Jim Mclay. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jim Mclay
Jim McLay
Sir James Kenneth McLay (born 21 February 1945) is a New Zealand diplomat and former politician. He served as the ninth deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 15 March to 26 July 1984. McLay was also Leader of the National Party and Leader of the Opposition from 29 November 1984 to 26 March 1986. Following his ousting as party leader, he retired from parliamentary politics in 1987. In June 2009, he became New Zealand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. In May 2015, McLay became New Zealand's Representative to the Palestinian Authority. From May 2016 to January 2017, he was New Zealand's Consul General in Honolulu.
Source: Jim McLay, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Mclay
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Macaulay Maccall Maccauley MacCaull Maccawley MacChaell Macclay MacCleay MacCole MacColl MacGall Macgill MacGille MacGiolla MacKaile Mackall MacKill MacKowle Macauley Maccool Machel Machell Macholl Maciel Maciol Mackel Mackglew Mackley Maeseele Magill Magley Maglio Magly Magull Maisel Makela Makely Makiel Makkelie Mascal Mascali Mascall Mascoll Mashal Masilli Maskall Maskell Maskill Masl Maslo Massel Massell Matchell Maugle Maxile Maxwaile Maxwale Maxweell Maxwell Maychell Mazella Mazola Mazzello Mazzilli Mazzola Mcaulay Mcauley Mccahill Mccall Mccauley Mccawley Mcclay Mccloy Mccole Mccoll Mccolley Mccool Mccoole Mccullagh Mcculley Mccullogh Mccullough Mccully Mcelwee Mcgall Mcgill Mcglew Mcglue Mchale McKaile McKall McLae McSaul Mcalea Mcall Mccalla Mccallie Mccally Mccaull Mccaulley Mccaullough Mccaully Mcclue Mccollough Mccolly Mccowell Mcculla Mccullaugh Mcelhaw Mcelway Mcelyea Mcgillaway Mcguill Mcilway Mcilwee Mckale Mckeel Mckelley Mckiel Mclaw Mcleay Mcley Mcllwee Mcsoley Mcsullea Meazell Mechell Meckel Meckley Megel Megley Meglio Meikle Mekeal Mekeel Meshel Meshell Meskill Messall Meusel Miceli Michael Michal Michel Michele Micheli Michell Michelle Michelli Michiel Michieli Micillo Mickel Mickle Mickley Micoli Midgeley Midgely Midghall Midgley Miechel Miesel Mieszala Miguel Miiskelly Mikel Mikell Miscell Mischel Mischell Miskell Miskelly Miskiel Mitchall Mitchel Mitchell Mitchely Mitchley Mixell Mixhel Mizell Mizzell Mocciola Mochel Moeckel Mogel Moggle Mogle Mogli Moschella Moseley Mosely Moskal Mosley Mosselli Mougel Mousall Mousel Mousley Mowsley Moxley Mozley Mucillo Muckle Muckley Mucklo Muckloe Mucklow Mugele Mugley Musall Muscella Muschell Muselli Musial Musil Musilli Muskal Musla Mussel Mussilli Muxlow Muzzall Muzzillo Muzzle Muzzollo Muzzullo Mykel
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