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Brerton Genealogy and Family History The earliest occurrence of the Brerton surname in our family history documents is from 1513, and we currently have 1,285 records where Brerton appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
3 Brertons were recorded as working in farming in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Brertons were most likely to live in Lancashire.
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3 Brertons served in the First World War.
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