The Aldershaw Family History

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

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The Aldershaw Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Aldershaw
1841 Census0
1851 Census6
1861 Census4
1871 Census1
1881 Census29
1891 Census7
1901 Census32

Most Frequent Forenames for the Aldershaw Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
John Aldershaw 0 2 0 0 1 1 3
Mary Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 2 2 3
Florence Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
Samuel Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
James Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
William Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Alfred Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Emma Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Annie Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Elizabeth Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
George Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Sarah Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Harry Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Eliza Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Selina Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Winnie Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Arthur Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Priscilla Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Minnie Aldershaw 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Matilda Aldershaw 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Your Family History Search

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

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