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The earliest occurrence of the Leyh surname in our family history documents is from 1543, and we currently have 2,479 records where Leyh appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 Leyhs were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Leyhs were most likely to live in Lancashire.
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No Leyhs were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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