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The earliest occurrence of the Leslie surname in our family history documents is from 1471, and we currently have 241,940 records where Leslie appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
304 Leslies were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Leslies were most likely to live in Aberdeenshire.
Not all Leslies were law-abiding. We found 155 in criminal records.
387 Leslies served in the First World War.
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