The Gadfield Family History

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The Gadfield Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Gadfield
1841 Census 12
1851 Census 10
1861 Census 20
1871 Census 30
1891 Census 15

Most Frequent Forenames for the Gadfield Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JAMES Gadfield 2 2 1 1 0
WILLIAM Gadfield 1 1 2 1 0
CHARLES Gadfield 1 1 1 1 0
ALFRED W Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
AMELIA Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
ARTHUR Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
EDITH Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZABETH Gadfield 0 1 2 2 1
ELIZABETH ANN Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
FRANK Gadfield 0 0 1 0 1
HENRY Gadfield 1 1 0 1 1
MARY Gadfield 3 0 1 1 1
MATILDA Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
PAMELA A Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
ROSE Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
RUTH Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
THOMAS Gadfield 0 0 1 1 1
WILLIAM H Gadfield 0 0 0 0 1
ANN Gadfield 1 0 0 0 0
ELIZA Gadfield 1 0 0 1 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Gadfield

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