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The earliest occurrence of the Britan surname in our family history documents is from 1559, and we currently have 1,129 records where Britan appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
Britans had very few recorded occupations in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Britans were most likely to live in Yorkshire.
It seems all Britans were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
1 Britan served in the First World War.
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