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The earliest occurrence of the Bligdon surname in our family history documents is from 1671, and we currently have 1,147 records where Bligdon appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
3 Bligdons were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Bligdons were most likely to live in Dorset.
It seems all Bligdons were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Bligdons were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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