The Facer Family History

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The Facer Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Facer
1841 Census 371
1851 Census 419
1861 Census 526
1871 Census 576
1891 Census 781

Most Frequent Forenames for the Facer Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Facer 34 44 48 39 31
JOHN Facer 32 35 37 31 28
THOMAS Facer 25 20 27 29 29
ELIZABETH Facer 24 23 24 26 16
MARY Facer 24 16 25 19 14
SARAH Facer 20 13 16 21 21
ANN Facer 19 22 15 16 8
GEORGE Facer 9 18 18 14 14
JAMES Facer 14 14 10 10 18
ELIZA Facer 7 14 13 12 13
HANNAH Facer 13 11 13 8 6
CHARLES Facer 10 5 6 11 16
JANE Facer 10 9 12 8 8
EMMA Facer 5 10 9 11 10
JOSEPH Facer 11 4 8 8 9
HENRY Facer 4 5 5 8 15
BENJAMIN Facer 4 9 6 8 4
SAMUEL Facer 4 4 11 5 6
CHARLOTTE Facer 4 7 11 4 2
HARRIETT Facer 4 5 4 9 5

Etmology and History of the Surname: Facer

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Your Family History Search

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Case Study: Lawrence Oates
Lawrence Edward Grace Oates saw military service during the Second Boer War, as an officer in the dragoons. He can be found the the 1900 Army List.