Researching Shirley Mccay
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 15 people with the Mccay surname? In that year Mccay was ranked number 3564 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Shirley means "country meadow" and is of English origin.
Records of Shirley Mccay on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Shirley Mccay and the Mccay Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 515 people with the Mccay surname in the UK? Mccay is now ranked number 3555 for popularity in the UK. |
Mccay Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Mccay surname in the USA? Mccay is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Shirley Mccay. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Shirley McCay
Shirley McCay (born 7 June 1988) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. McCay has played in the Women's Irish Hockey League for Old Alex, Ulster Elks and Pegasus. She was a member of the Ulster Elks team that won two successive Irish Senior Cup titles in 2014–15 and 2015–16. Since 2015 she has been Ireland's most capped women's field hockey international.
According to some sources she is also "Ireland's most capped sportswoman in any code" and the holder of "the most international caps by any Irish athlete (male or female) across any sport".
Source: Shirley McCay, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Mccay
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