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The earliest occurrence of the Watlen surname in our family history documents is from 1541, and we currently have 305 records where Watlen appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
2 Watlens were recorded as miners in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Watlens were most likely to live in Durham.
It seems all Watlens were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Watlens were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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