The Ada Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Ada family.

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The Ada Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Ada
1841 Census3
1851 Census8
1861 Census12
1871 Census41
1881 Census23
1891 Census122
1901 Census64

Most Frequent Forenames for the Ada Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Ada 0 1 1 6 2 6 2
John Ada 0 1 1 4 2 7 2
William Ada 0 0 0 1 2 7 2
Ada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emily Ada 0 1 1 1 1 5 0
Elizabeth Ada 0 0 1 2 0 3 2
Florence Ada 0 0 0 1 0 4 2
Ann Ada 0 1 2 1 1 1 0
Alice Ada 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
Eliza Ada 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Margaret Ada 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
James Ada 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Charlotte Ada 0 1 0 2 0 0 1
Louisa Ada 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Annie Ada 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
George Ada 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Martha Ada 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Charles Ada 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Albert Ada 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Ellen Ada 0 0 0 2 0 0 1

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Ada family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Ada

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