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The earliest occurrence of the Barbour surname in our family history documents is from 1453, and we currently have 90,422 records where Barbour appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
82 Barbours were recorded as working in farming in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Barbours were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all Barbours were law-abiding. We found 10 in criminal records.
135 Barbours served in the First World War.
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