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The earliest occurrence of the Angus surname in our family history documents is from 1492, and we currently have 112,553 records where Angus appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
193 Anguses were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Anguses were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all Anguses were law-abiding. We found 64 in criminal records.
314 Anguses served in the First World War.
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