The Avent Family History

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

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The Avent Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Avent
1841 Census11
1851 Census58
1861 Census97
1871 Census182
1881 Census216
1891 Census256
1901 Census350

Most Frequent Forenames for the Avent Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Avent 0 2 7 13 15 12 22
John Avent 3 5 7 12 14 15 14
George Avent 0 2 3 10 12 12 13
Mary Avent 2 6 6 14 9 5 8
Elizabeth Avent 2 5 5 11 9 6 10
Emma Avent 0 2 5 8 6 10 8
James Avent 0 1 1 6 8 7 12
Thomas Avent 0 3 5 6 8 6 7
Charles Avent 0 0 1 4 5 10 11
Henry Avent 0 0 2 4 7 10 5
Ellen Avent 0 2 2 4 4 8 5
Sarah Avent 1 2 5 4 4 6 3
Alice Avent 0 0 2 6 5 6 6
Louisa Avent 0 3 3 2 5 6 5
Joseph Avent 0 1 1 3 3 5 5
Emily Avent 0 0 1 3 3 6 6
Catherine Avent 0 1 3 3 1 6 3
Jane Avent 0 1 2 3 6 2 2
Frederick Avent 0 0 0 2 3 6 6
Eliza Avent 1 1 2 2 4 2 3

Your Family History Search

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

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