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The earliest occurrence of the Leightell surname in our family history documents is from 1829, and we currently have 289 records where Leightell appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2 Leightells were recorded as labourers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Leightells were most likely to live in Durham.
It seems all Leightells were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Leightells were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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