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The earliest occurrence of the Active surname in our family history documents is from 1785, and we currently have 446 records where Active appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
Actives had very few recorded occupations in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Actives were most likely to live in Shropshire.
It seems all Actives were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Actives were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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