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The earliest occurrence of the Mear surname in our family history documents is from 1544, and we currently have 17,525 records where Mear appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
35 Mears were recorded as working in farming in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Mears were most likely to live in Staffordshire.
It seems all Mears were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
33 Mears served in the First World War.
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