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The earliest occurrence of the Poust surname in our family history documents is from 1595, and we currently have 2,484 records where Poust appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
1 Pousts were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Pousts were most likely to live in London.
It seems all Pousts were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Pousts were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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