The Antwis Family History

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

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The Antwis Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Antwis
1841 Census3
1851 Census2
1861 Census12
1871 Census16
1881 Census37
1891 Census28
1901 Census30

Most Frequent Forenames for the Antwis Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Antwis 0 0 1 1 5 3 2
Elizabeth Antwis 1 0 0 2 4 1 1
Thomas Antwis 0 0 2 1 1 3 2
John Antwis 0 0 0 2 3 1 2
Robert Antwis 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
Peter Antwis 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
Mercy Antwis 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
William Antwis 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Alice Antwis 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
Ann Antwis 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Sarah Antwis 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Margaret Antwis 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
Samuel Antwis 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Louisa Antwis 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Ernest Antwis 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Annie Antwis 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Walter Antwis 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Frederick Antwis 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Duncan Antwis 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
James Antwis 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Your Family History Search

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

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