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The earliest occurrence of the Swainston surname in our family history documents is from 1561, and we currently have 14,736 records where Swainston appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
18 Swainstons were recorded as miners in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Swainstons were most likely to live in Durham.
Not all Swainstons were law-abiding. We found 60 in criminal records.
27 Swainstons served in the First World War.
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