The Hetherington Family History

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

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The Hetherington Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Hetherington
1841 Census 1,596
1851 Census 2,004
1861 Census 4,496
1871 Census 2,619
1891 Census 2,659

Most Frequent Forenames for the Hetherington Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Hetherington 165 204 396 186 154
WILLIAM Hetherington 114 149 300 181 146
MARY Hetherington 134 158 286 147 106
THOMAS Hetherington 112 128 283 161 120
ELIZABETH Hetherington 99 96 270 132 113
JANE Hetherington 109 108 258 117 66
JOSEPH Hetherington 73 96 179 110 80
MARGARET Hetherington 56 85 204 82 66
ANN Hetherington 86 87 170 73 41
SARAH Hetherington 67 64 174 80 65
ROBERT Hetherington 44 60 123 72 68
JAMES Hetherington 51 59 109 62 64
GEORGE Hetherington 39 56 118 59 60
HANNAH Hetherington 38 46 103 41 39
ISABELLA Hetherington 35 36 68 45 42
RICHARD Hetherington 22 23 38 20 24
MARY ANN Hetherington 5 23 44 24 14
HENRY Hetherington 17 16 24 21 25
ALICE Hetherington 3 10 37 22 26
ISAAC Hetherington 16 15 24 19 17

Your Family History Search

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


 


Weddings Abroad
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Case Study: Lawrence Oates
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The Manless Homes of England
Acknowledging the void left in England after numerous men went to fight in World War I, and the changes in the lives of women.

 

Regimental Standards and Cap Badges
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