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The earliest occurrence of the Meys surname in our family history documents is from 1539, and we currently have 900 records where Meys appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
Meyses had very few recorded occupations in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Meyses were most likely to live in Lancashire.
It seems all Meyses were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Meyses were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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