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The earliest occurrence of the Birkby surname in our family history documents is from 1554, and we currently have 11,689 records where Birkby appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
15 Birkbies were recorded as working in farming in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Birkbies were most likely to live in Yorkshire.
Not all Birkbies were law-abiding. We found 17 in criminal records.
32 Birkbies served in the First World War.
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