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The earliest occurrence of the Lighterness surname in our family history documents is from 1653, and we currently have 564 records where Lighterness appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
Lighternesses had very few recorded occupations in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Lighternesses were most likely to live in Midlothian.
It seems all Lighternesses were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
1 Lighterness served in the First World War.
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