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What if you had a window into the history of your family? With historical records, you do. From home life to career, records help bring your relatives' experiences into focus. There were 433 people named Maclachlan in the 1930 U.S. Census. In 1940, there were 11% more people named Maclachlan in the United States. What was life like for them?

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In 1940, 480 people named Maclachlan were living in the United States. In a snapshot:

  • 21% of adults were unmarried
  • They typically took 8 weeks of vacation a year
  • 79 adults were unmarried
  • 1% reported their race as other than white

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As Maclachlan families continued to grow, they left more tracks on the map:

  • Most fathers originated from Michigan
  • The most common mother tongue was German
  • Most mothers originated from Michigan
  • 150 were first-generation Americans