The Gadfrey Family History

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The Gadfrey Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Gadfrey
1841 Census 22
1851 Census 21
1861 Census 11
1871 Census 17
1891 Census 20

Most Frequent Forenames for the Gadfrey Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Gadfrey 1 2 1 2 1
EMMA Gadfrey 1 1 1 1 0
AGNES Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
ALBERT Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 2
ALFRED BENJAMIN Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
BERTHA MARY Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
CLARA F Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
EDWARD LEONARD Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
ELLEN Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
EVA Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
FRANCIS Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
JAMES BERNARD Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
JAMES LINE Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
LILLIAN Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
MARIA HORACE Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
MARY Gadfrey 0 2 0 0 2
MARY A Gadfrey 1 0 0 0 1
R R Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
WELFRED Gadfrey 0 0 0 0 1
ANN Gadfrey 2 2 0 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Gadfrey

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Gadfrey (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Gadfrey family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


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