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The earliest occurrence of the Moorshead surname in our family history documents is from 1585, and we currently have 2,754 records where Moorshead appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
4 Moorsheads were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Moorsheads were most likely to live in Cornwall.
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4 Moorsheads served in the First World War.
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