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The earliest occurrence of the Blench surname in our family history documents is from 1565, and we currently have 5,741 records where Blench appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
12 Blenches were recorded as working in farming in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Blenches were most likely to live in Durham.
It seems all Blenches were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
12 Blenches served in the First World War.
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