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The earliest occurrence of the Leicester surname in our family history documents is from 1551, and we currently have 28,900 records where Leicester appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
33 Leicesters were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Leicesters were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all Leicesters were law-abiding. We found 57 in criminal records.
37 Leicesters served in the First World War.
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