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The earliest occurrence of the Leis surname in our family history documents is from 1525, and we currently have 10,546 records where Leis appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 Leises were recorded as clerks in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Leises were most likely to live in Lancashire.
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No Leises were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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