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The earliest occurrence of the Moist surname in our family history documents is from 1546, and we currently have 4,823 records where Moist appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
4 Moists were recorded as miners in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Moists were most likely to live in Devon.
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4 Moists served in the First World War.
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