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The earliest occurrence of the Bays surname in our family history documents is from 1547, and we currently have 36,184 records where Bays appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
11 Bayses were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Bayses were most likely to live in London.
Not all Bayses were law-abiding. We found 101 in criminal records.
23 Bayses served in the First World War.
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