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The earliest occurrence of the Appleton surname in our family history documents is from 1459, and we currently have 194,016 records where Appleton appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
256 Appletons were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Appletons were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all Appletons were law-abiding. We found 154 in criminal records.
410 Appletons served in the First World War.
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