The Addison Family History

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

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The Addison Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Addison
1841 Census101
1851 Census701
1861 Census1099
1871 Census1725
1881 Census2451
1891 Census2856
1901 Census3779

Most Frequent Forenames for the Addison Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
John Addison 10 47 84 128 165 183 250
Mary Addison 13 61 92 137 174 177 209
William Addison 3 42 66 99 145 156 201
Elizabeth Addison 3 34 63 107 114 116 129
George Addison 4 28 37 71 104 115 141
Thomas Addison 6 25 49 66 79 101 109
James Addison 2 25 32 54 80 93 113
Joseph Addison 0 20 32 45 77 71 89
Sarah Addison 4 19 37 67 73 61 76
Robert Addison 5 18 29 43 64 65 81
Jane Addison 4 25 39 42 45 56 68
Margaret Addison 1 15 25 36 49 57 67
Charles Addison 2 9 20 35 44 61 66
Henry Addison 2 19 26 39 46 44 42
Annie Addison 0 2 5 24 39 64 82
Alice Addison 2 3 9 21 45 49 69
Ann Addison 6 22 25 34 27 34 33
Frederick Addison 0 7 14 20 27 44 55
Ellen Addison 0 11 23 28 39 27 33
Emma Addison 0 12 18 29 24 29 41

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Addison 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: Addison

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