The Argent Family History

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

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The Argent Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Argent
1841 Census44
1851 Census282
1861 Census462
1871 Census786
1881 Census1123
1891 Census1324
1901 Census1574

Most Frequent Forenames for the Argent Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Argent 2 21 39 65 76 95 95
John Argent 2 15 29 49 50 42 59
Mary Argent 4 18 30 47 49 43 41
George Argent 2 14 19 22 44 58 54
Sarah Argent 2 12 16 29 37 43 32
Elizabeth Argent 2 4 12 31 45 36 35
Emma Argent 1 9 23 31 39 31 32
Henry Argent 0 8 16 27 38 36 32
Charles Argent 2 10 13 28 34 28 36
James Argent 2 10 20 20 24 29 33
Alice Argent 0 2 5 11 31 42 39
Thomas Argent 3 10 11 16 22 31 28
Eliza Argent 2 9 12 25 22 20 26
Emily Argent 1 5 5 14 25 31 32
Alfred Argent 0 5 8 19 22 26 31
Edward Argent 0 9 9 13 22 24 25
Annie Argent 0 0 2 10 18 39 33
Frederick Argent 0 2 6 13 20 25 25
Arthur Argent 0 2 4 11 22 23 27
Jane Argent 1 5 11 9 13 21 17

Your Family History Search

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

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Anatomy of the Census Page
Not every piece of information is obvious to the casual observer, so to make sure that you extract every useful piece of information from the census page.

 

Knebworth House, the 'stately home of rock' in the 1851 Census
The 1851 Census includes the records for Knebworth House, the 'stately home of rock', which has welcomed acts such as Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Queen.

 

The Homeland Handbooks: Newquay
Published in 1930, this is a guidebook to Newquay in Cornwall - the references to individuals are in the many advertisements for hotels, etc.

 

Case Study: Lawrence Oates
Lawrence Edward Grace Oates saw military service during the Second Boer War, as an officer in the dragoons. He can be found the the 1900 Army List.