The Askham Family History

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

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The Askham Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Askham
1841 Census8
1851 Census65
1861 Census195
1871 Census298
1881 Census425
1891 Census347
1901 Census520

Most Frequent Forenames for the Askham Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Askham 2 3 17 29 28 21 20
William Askham 1 6 14 16 19 15 23
John Askham 0 6 10 13 26 14 24
Sarah Askham 1 3 10 20 21 15 15
George Askham 0 2 9 12 16 16 17
Elizabeth Askham 1 5 7 12 15 13 14
Thomas Askham 0 2 8 7 16 12 15
Charles Askham 0 4 9 9 11 7 14
Emma Askham 1 2 8 12 11 8 7
Arthur Askham 0 1 5 10 11 8 10
Joseph Askham 0 2 5 5 10 8 11
James Askham 0 0 4 5 8 9 9
Frederick Askham 0 0 5 5 12 4 8
Annie Askham 0 0 1 5 5 11 10
Jane Askham 0 3 6 6 8 6 3
Ann Askham 0 1 8 7 6 2 4
Albert Askham 0 1 0 4 7 4 12
Eliza Askham 0 1 2 11 7 4 2
Alfred Askham 0 1 4 4 5 7 6
Martha Askham 0 5 4 4 6 1 4

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Askham family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


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