The Anchor Family History

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

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The Anchor Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Anchor
1841 Census2
1851 Census11
1861 Census39
1871 Census59
1881 Census71
1891 Census80
1901 Census85

Most Frequent Forenames for the Anchor Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Anchor 0 2 1 7 6 11 3
Mary Anchor 0 0 1 6 4 6 2
Elizabeth Anchor 0 1 4 5 3 2 4
James Anchor 0 0 2 4 1 5 4
Sarah Anchor 0 0 2 5 2 3 3
John Anchor 0 0 3 2 2 3 3
Frederick Anchor 0 0 1 2 2 3 4
George Anchor 0 0 4 1 1 2 4
Charles Anchor 0 1 1 3 0 2 4
Samuel Anchor 0 1 2 1 2 2 1
Ellen Anchor 0 1 1 3 1 1 1
Thomas Anchor 0 1 3 1 1 2 0
Robert Anchor 0 0 1 0 3 2 1
Louisa Anchor 0 0 0 0 3 1 3
Albert Anchor 0 0 0 2 2 1 1
Ann Anchor 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
Alfred Anchor 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
Frances Anchor 0 0 1 2 0 0 2
Alice Anchor 0 0 2 0 1 1 1
Ernest Anchor 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

Your Family History Search

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

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