The Alvis Family History

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

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The Alvis Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Alvis
1841 Census13
1851 Census43
1861 Census38
1871 Census103
1881 Census157
1891 Census201
1901 Census228

Most Frequent Forenames for the Alvis Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
George Alvis 1 5 5 9 12 8 9
John Alvis 0 4 3 9 10 12 8
William Alvis 0 1 3 2 9 15 12
Mary Alvis 2 4 3 6 7 10 4
Elizabeth Alvis 2 4 1 2 4 9 6
Albert Alvis 0 2 2 3 6 6 9
Sarah Alvis 0 0 1 7 5 6 8
Arthur Alvis 0 0 0 4 4 7 11
Alice Alvis 0 1 0 2 4 6 7
Herbert Alvis 0 0 0 3 6 4 5
Florence Alvis 0 0 0 1 5 5 6
Charles Alvis 0 1 1 2 4 4 4
James Alvis 0 1 1 4 4 2 3
Louisa Alvis 0 0 1 1 4 3 6
Emma Alvis 0 1 0 1 3 3 6
Emily Alvis 0 0 0 1 2 7 4
Samuel Alvis 1 3 1 3 2 1 2
Edith Alvis 0 0 0 0 3 3 7
Eliza Alvis 0 2 1 4 2 3 1
Ann Alvis 0 2 2 4 0 3 1

Your Family History Search

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

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