The Alston Family History

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

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The Alston Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Alston
1841 Census56
1851 Census301
1861 Census539
1871 Census799
1881 Census1086
1891 Census1298
1901 Census1540

Most Frequent Forenames for the Alston Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Alston 5 16 38 54 73 78 92
Mary Alston 1 14 34 54 64 87 86
John Alston 4 25 29 46 61 65 83
James Alston 1 21 32 42 44 51 43
Thomas Alston 2 16 28 36 45 48 51
Elizabeth Alston 1 12 26 36 46 39 51
Alice Alston 2 11 13 24 29 32 49
George Alston 2 8 15 21 28 27 41
Margaret Alston 0 7 11 24 31 31 34
Sarah Alston 2 13 19 18 28 33 22
Ellen Alston 3 9 17 27 28 22 25
Richard Alston 1 8 14 16 23 29 32
Robert Alston 1 5 14 20 20 26 31
Jane Alston 2 7 11 24 25 18 20
Edward Alston 3 9 12 16 20 16 20
Henry Alston 2 7 13 13 21 17 21
Joseph Alston 0 4 11 15 16 20 19
Ann Alston 0 4 8 13 14 18 15
Annie Alston 0 1 1 6 8 23 32
Emma Alston 1 5 5 13 14 11 14

Your Family History Search

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

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