The Alter Family History

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

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The Alter Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Alter
1841 Census3
1851 Census4
1861 Census7
1871 Census20
1881 Census12
1891 Census41
1901 Census51

Most Frequent Forenames for the Alter Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
John Alter 1 0 0 4 1 2 2
William Alter 0 0 0 2 0 3 5
George Alter 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Mary Alter 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
Ellen Alter 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Sarah Alter 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Margaret Alter 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
M Alter 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Ann Alter 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
Charles Alter 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Louisa Alter 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Clara Alter 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Alice Alter 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Henry Alter 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Frederick Alter 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Robert Alter 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Fanny Alter 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Ada Alter 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jane Alter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Florence Alter 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Your Family History Search

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

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