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The earliest occurrence of the Besley surname in our family history documents is from 1565, and we currently have 15,549 records where Besley appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
23 Besleys were recorded as working in farming in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Besleys were most likely to live in Somerset.
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20 Besleys served in the First World War.
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