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The earliest occurrence of the Ashby surname in our family history documents is from 1444, and we currently have 231,374 records where Ashby appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
350 Ashbies were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Ashbies were most likely to live in London.
Not all Ashbies were law-abiding. We found 255 in criminal records.
493 Ashbies served in the First World War.
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