The Alton Family History

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

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The Alton Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Alton
1841 Census31
1851 Census169
1861 Census354
1871 Census458
1881 Census647
1891 Census989
1901 Census1043

Most Frequent Forenames for the Alton Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Alton 2 13 31 34 54 69 49
William Alton 3 8 20 34 45 57 68
John Alton 3 16 27 29 39 42 45
Elizabeth Alton 1 10 27 28 41 39 31
George Alton 1 9 17 19 28 48 47
Thomas Alton 1 9 17 18 29 38 36
Sarah Alton 2 6 14 23 26 28 25
James Alton 4 8 10 14 23 25 27
Joseph Alton 0 9 12 9 20 18 23
Annie Alton 0 0 2 7 16 21 32
Ann Alton 3 9 10 16 11 13 11
Charles Alton 2 1 3 9 11 19 15
Jane Alton 1 5 6 8 10 18 14
Alice Alton 0 2 5 4 9 19 22
Frederick Alton 0 2 2 12 7 16 17
Margaret Alton 0 3 10 6 8 11 16
Eliza Alton 0 1 6 4 12 18 10
Emma Alton 0 1 5 9 7 10 14
Hannah Alton 0 3 7 6 10 9 10
Ellen Alton 1 2 5 6 6 9 15

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Alton 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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