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The earliest occurrence of the Birkley surname in our family history documents is from 1558, and we currently have 4,437 records where Birkley appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
3 Birkleys were recorded as miners in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Birkleys were most likely to live in Yorkshire.
Not all Birkleys were law-abiding. We found 5 in criminal records.
9 Birkleys served in the First World War.
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