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The earliest occurrence of the Brough surname in our family history documents is from 1536, and we currently have 130,596 records where Brough appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
163 Broughs were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Broughs were most likely to live in Staffordshire.
Not all Broughs were law-abiding. We found 172 in criminal records.
277 Broughs served in the First World War.
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