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The earliest occurrence of the Breffitt surname in our family history documents is from 1603, and we currently have 1,855 records where Breffitt appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 Breffitts were recorded as miners in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Breffitts were most likely to live in Nottinghamshire.
Not all Breffitts were law-abiding. We found 58 in criminal records.
6 Breffitts served in the First World War.
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