The Awford Family History

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

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The Awford Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Awford
1841 Census0
1851 Census21
1861 Census9
1871 Census24
1881 Census31
1891 Census13
1901 Census25

Most Frequent Forenames for the Awford Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Awford 0 2 1 3 5 0 0
Charles Awford 0 1 0 3 3 0 2
William Awford 0 1 1 2 1 0 2
John Awford 0 4 0 1 0 1 1
Alice Awford 0 1 0 1 2 2 0
Jeremiah Awford 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
Ellen Awford 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Henry Awford 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Alfred Awford 0 1 0 2 1 0 0
Albert Awford 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Thomas Awford 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
Ernest Awford 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Emily Awford 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
George Awford 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Sarah Awford 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Joseph Awford 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Jane Awford 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Emma Awford 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Herbert Awford 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Martha Awford 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Your Family History Search

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

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