The Alister Family History

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

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The Alister Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Alister
1841 Census1
1851 Census10
1861 Census9
1871 Census43
1881 Census14
1891 Census39
1901 Census45

Most Frequent Forenames for the Alister Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
John Alister 0 1 0 3 1 3 3
James Alister 0 2 1 3 0 3 1
George Alister 0 0 1 1 4 1 3
Mary Alister 1 1 2 1 0 3 2
William Alister 0 0 0 5 0 2 1
Margaret Alister 0 1 0 1 0 3 1
Ann Alister 0 0 2 2 1 1 0
Ellen Alister 0 0 1 0 0 2 2
Elizabeth Alister 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Jane Alister 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
Alexander Alister 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Thomas Alister 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Isabella Alister 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Daniel Alister 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
Joseph Alister 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Catherine Alister 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Alfred Alister 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Charles Alister 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Caroline Alister 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Arthur Alister 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

Your Family History Search

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

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