The Altham Family History

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

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The Altham Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Altham
1841 Census6
1851 Census38
1861 Census89
1871 Census140
1881 Census269
1891 Census296
1901 Census384

Most Frequent Forenames for the Altham Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Altham 0 1 12 16 27 25 34
William Altham 0 4 6 10 19 22 20
John Altham 0 5 3 10 18 17 25
James Altham 1 4 8 10 17 10 21
Thomas Altham 0 4 6 9 18 13 21
Elizabeth Altham 1 1 8 11 14 14 16
George Altham 0 1 4 7 12 10 15
Margaret Altham 0 3 2 6 13 11 8
Sarah Altham 0 0 1 6 13 12 11
Ellen Altham 1 2 4 5 6 7 9
Jane Altham 0 3 4 6 7 3 4
Richard Altham 1 1 4 5 6 5 6
Alice Altham 0 2 4 1 2 7 8
Annie Altham 0 0 0 1 5 8 11
Joseph Altham 0 1 3 2 6 6 6
Robert Altham 0 1 2 2 5 5 6
Betsy Altham 0 0 0 1 4 3 6
Edward Altham 0 0 0 1 3 5 5
Ada Altham 0 0 0 1 2 5 5
Agnes Altham 0 0 0 2 4 5 2

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Altham family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


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