The Armestead Family History

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

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The Armestead Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Armestead
1841 Census0
1851 Census6
1861 Census0
1871 Census5
1881 Census8
1891 Census13
1901 Census13

Most Frequent Forenames for the Armestead Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Elizabeth Armestead 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
John Armestead 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Sarah Armestead 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Richard Armestead 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
George Armestead 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Thomas Armestead 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mary Armestead 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
James Armestead 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Margaret Armestead 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Aubert Armestead 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Elsie Armestead 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Ralph Armestead 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
W Armestead 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Annie Armestead 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Maud Armestead 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Charles Armestead 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Polly Armestead 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Frederick Armestead 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ethel Armestead 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Agnes Armestead 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Your Family History Search

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

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