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The earliest occurrence of the Lanier surname in our family history documents is from 1567, and we currently have 73,751 records where Lanier appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
Laniers had very few recorded occupations in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Laniers were most likely to live in London.
It seems all Laniers were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Laniers were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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