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The earliest occurrence of the Foulkes surname in our family history documents is from 1542, and we currently have 99,011 records where Foulkes appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
165 Foulkeses were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Foulkeses were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all Foulkeses were law-abiding. We found 197 in criminal records.
250 Foulkeses served in the First World War.
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