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The earliest occurrence of the Backshall surname in our family history documents is from 1591, and we currently have 6,045 records where Backshall appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
33 Backshalls were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Backshalls were most likely to live in Sussex.
Not all Backshalls were law-abiding. We found 3 in criminal records.
20 Backshalls served in the First World War.
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