Apostrophe'''''s, when did the rot set in?

[jamesson]

renmure said:

It’s just a placeholder for nuts, headbangers, conspiracy theorists, cranks, weirdo’s, and loons.

[otolith]

DibblyDobbler said:

otolith said:

Oh dear…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-y...

Residents spoken to by the BBC urged the authority to retain apostrophes or risk "everything going downhill"

Admitting that their programmers are so crap that they can't deal with real addresses is a bit worrying - I wonder if Little Bobby Tables lives on a street with an apostrophe?