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The earliest occurrence of the Birthright surname in our family history documents is from 1684, and we currently have 832 records where Birthright appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2 Birthrights were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Birthrights were most likely to live in Kent.
Not all Birthrights were law-abiding. We found 1 in criminal records.
No Birthrights were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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