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The earliest occurrence of the Albans surname in our family history documents is from 1547, and we currently have 2,317 records where Albans appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
8 Albanses were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Albanses were most likely to live in Lincolnshire.
Not all Albanses were law-abiding. We found 1 in criminal records.
8 Albanses served in the First World War.
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