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The earliest occurrence of the Biston surname in our family history documents is from 1520, and we currently have 1,573 records where Biston appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
3 Bistons were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Bistons were most likely to live in Breconshire.
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2 Bistons served in the First World War.
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