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Billy Genealogy and Family History The earliest occurrence of the Billy surname in our family history documents is from 1539, and we currently have 8,707 records where Billy appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 Billies were recorded as laborers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Billies were most likely to live in Cheshire.
Not all Billies were law-abiding. We found 6 in criminal records.
3 Billies served in the First World War.
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