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The earliest occurrence of the Leather surname in our family history documents is from 1542, and we currently have 67,492 records where Leather appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
103 Leathers were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Leathers were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all Leathers were law-abiding. We found 113 in criminal records.
206 Leathers served in the First World War.
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