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The earliest occurrence of the Boater surname in our family history documents is from 1602, and we currently have 1,019 records where Boater appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 Boaters were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Boaters were most likely to live in London.
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11 Boaters served in the First World War.
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