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The earliest occurrence of the Silvester surname in our family history documents is from 1455, and we currently have 87,664 records where Silvester appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
140 Silvesters were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Silvesters were most likely to live in London.
Not all Silvesters were law-abiding. We found 250 in criminal records.
197 Silvesters served in the First World War.
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