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The earliest occurrence of the Matter surname in our family history documents is from 1540, and we currently have 16,584 records where Matter appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
3 Matters were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Matters were most likely to live in London.
Not all Matters were law-abiding. We found 2 in criminal records.
1 Matter served in the First World War.
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