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The earliest occurrence of the Milnes surname in our family history documents is from 1520, and we currently have 81,490 records where Milnes appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
80 Milneses were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Milneses were most likely to live in Yorkshire.
Not all Milneses were law-abiding. We found 50 in criminal records.
155 Milneses served in the First World War.
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