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The earliest occurrence of the Leading surname in our family history documents is from 1624, and we currently have 708 records where Leading appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2 Leadings were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Leadings were most likely to live in Lincolnshire.
It seems all Leadings were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
1 Leading served in the First World War.
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