The Eadon Family History

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The Eadon Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Eadon
1841 Census 131
1851 Census 156
1861 Census 144
1871 Census 164
1891 Census 196

Most Frequent Forenames for the Eadon Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Eadon 12 13 7 12 8
JOHN Eadon 15 11 7 6 9
THOMAS Eadon 6 9 10 9 12
ANN Eadon 10 10 8 8 5
ELIZABETH Eadon 8 10 5 6 7
GEORGE Eadon 4 9 4 6 5
MARY Eadon 10 6 4 4 3
CHARLES Eadon 3 6 7 8 1
JANE Eadon 6 1 7 2 2
SARAH Eadon 4 3 3 3 2
ELIZA Eadon 2 2 3 5 1
HENRY Eadon 2 3 1 2 5
JOSEPH Eadon 1 2 3 3 2
ROBERT Eadon 3 2 2 2 1
HANNAH Eadon 1 2 3 1 2
EDWARD Eadon 1 2 2 1 2
EMMA Eadon 2 3 1 2 0
MARY ANN Eadon 1 3 2 1 0
AMELIA Eadon 1 1 1 3 0
ABIGAIL Eadon 1 1 1 1 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Eadon

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Your Family History Search

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The Census - What information can I find in each year?
A census was taken every 10 years from 1810, but were only useful to genealogists as of 1841.

 

Encouraging the Wool Trade
In 1678 an act was passed making it compulsory for all corpses to be buried in a shroud made of wool only. This was to encourage the wool trade.

 

GENfair's New Owners
S&N Genealogy Supplies are now running GENfair on behalf of the Federation of Family History Societies.

 

Military Head Dress
Headwear is one of the defining items of military clothing. The colour signifies which part of the army a soldier belongs to, and the headwear carries the Corps or Regimental badge.