The Auster Family History

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

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The Auster Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Auster
1841 Census1
1851 Census3
1861 Census34
1871 Census52
1881 Census73
1891 Census123
1901 Census115

Most Frequent Forenames for the Auster Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Auster 0 0 0 0 4 8 9
John Auster 0 0 1 3 3 6 7
Mary Auster 0 0 2 4 2 6 3
George Auster 0 0 1 3 1 7 0
Sarah Auster 0 0 2 2 3 2 2
Elizabeth Auster 0 0 1 2 1 5 2
Jane Auster 0 0 3 1 1 4 2
Arthur Auster 0 0 0 2 1 2 6
Walter Auster 0 0 1 2 2 4 1
Henry Auster 0 0 1 1 4 3 0
Annie Auster 0 0 0 1 0 2 6
Ellen Auster 0 0 2 2 0 3 1
Edward Auster 0 0 1 2 1 3 0
James Auster 0 0 1 1 1 3 1
Louisa Auster 0 0 2 0 3 1 1
Frank Auster 0 0 1 0 2 1 3
Emily Auster 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
Charles Auster 0 0 1 2 2 0 1
Edith Auster 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
Margaret Auster 0 1 0 0 0 2 3

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Auster 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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