289 Leighs were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
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What does the Leigh surname reveal about your family history?
The earliest occurrence of the Leigh surname in our family history documents is from 1384, and we currently have 319,474 records where Leigh appears. Here are a few more facts to get you started…
In the early 1900s Leighs were most likely to live in Lancashire.
Not all Leighs were law-abiding. We found 229 in criminal records.
550 Leighs served in the First World War.
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