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The earliest occurrence of the Byfield surname in our family history documents is from 1476, and we currently have 20,510 records where Byfield appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
16 Byfields were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Byfields were most likely to live in London.
Not all Byfields were law-abiding. We found 34 in criminal records.
38 Byfields served in the First World War.
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