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The earliest occurrence of the Ancient surname in our family history documents is from 1613, and we currently have 1,052 records where Ancient appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2 Ancients were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Ancients were most likely to live in London.
It seems all Ancients were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
3 Ancients served in the First World War.
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