The Akhurst Family History

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

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The Akhurst Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Akhurst
1841 Census23
1851 Census62
1861 Census133
1871 Census172
1881 Census253
1891 Census249
1901 Census396

Most Frequent Forenames for the Akhurst Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Akhurst 1 4 7 11 9 15 12
George Akhurst 3 4 5 8 9 12 15
Charles Akhurst 0 4 6 11 13 8 13
Mary Akhurst 1 4 9 13 6 6 12
Elizabeth Akhurst 0 4 6 9 9 3 9
Arthur Akhurst 0 0 1 4 11 7 13
Thomas Akhurst 0 1 4 3 8 7 15
Emily Akhurst 0 2 2 6 7 4 10
James Akhurst 2 2 5 4 8 8 3
John Akhurst 2 3 2 3 7 5 7
Jane Akhurst 1 3 7 6 5 3 6
Harry Akhurst 0 0 1 5 5 7 8
Ellen Akhurst 0 0 1 5 7 6 7
Henry Akhurst 0 2 5 3 5 6 4
Sarah Akhurst 0 2 7 5 4 3 2
Frederick Akhurst 2 0 1 5 3 4 8
Alfred Akhurst 0 1 1 2 6 4 7
Alice Akhurst 0 0 1 3 4 5 7
Edward Akhurst 0 2 3 2 5 1 6
Emma Akhurst 0 1 4 2 7 3 0

Your Family History Search

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


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