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The earliest occurrence of the Leitch surname in our family history documents is from 1584, and we currently have 68,567 records where Leitch appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
99 Leitches were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Leitches were most likely to live in Lanarkshire.
Not all Leitches were law-abiding. We found 33 in criminal records.
168 Leitches served in the First World War.
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