The Alfeston Family History

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

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The Alfeston Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Alfeston
1841 Census0
1851 Census9
1861 Census5
1871 Census8
1881 Census1
1891 Census34
1901 Census19

Most Frequent Forenames for the Alfeston Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Alfeston 0 1 0 2 0 1 2
Mary Alfeston 0 0 1 1 0 4 0
John Alfeston 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
Kate Alfeston 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Sarah Alfeston 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
Ann Alfeston 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Joseph Alfeston 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Margaret Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Harry Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
George Alfeston 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Elizabeth Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Alexander Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ethel Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Annie Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Catherine Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Francis Alfeston 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Alice Alfeston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Lillie Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Frederick Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Charles Alfeston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Your Family History Search

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

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