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The earliest occurrence of the Whittington surname in our family history documents is from 1440, and we currently have 128,626 records where Whittington appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
159 Whittingtons were recorded as working in domestic service in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Whittingtons were most likely to live in London.
Not all Whittingtons were law-abiding. We found 47 in criminal records.
197 Whittingtons served in the First World War.
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