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The earliest occurrence of the Lancashire surname in our family history documents is from 1547, and we currently have 32,461 records where Lancashire appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
34 Lancashires were recorded as miners in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Lancashires were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all Lancashires were law-abiding. We found 59 in criminal records.
70 Lancashires served in the First World War.
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