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The earliest occurrence of the Buy surname in our family history documents is from 1541, and we currently have 3,776 records where Buy appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
5 Buys were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Buys were most likely to live in Oxfordshire.
Not all Buys were law-abiding. We found 29 in criminal records.
8 Buys served in the First World War.
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