The Lac Family History

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The Lac Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Lac
1841 Census 2
1851 Census 2
1861 Census 5
1871 Census 9
1891 Census 13

Most Frequent Forenames for the Lac Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ALBERT E Lac 0 0 0 0 1
CAROLINE Lac 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZA E Lac 0 0 0 0 1
ELLIS Lac 0 0 0 0 1
ETHEL Lac 0 0 0 0 1
GEORGE Lac 0 0 0 1 2
HARRIET Lac 0 0 0 0 1
ISABELLA Lac 0 0 0 0 1
LENO Lac 0 0 0 0 1
SAMUEL WILLIAM Lac 0 0 0 0 1
SARAH Lac 0 1 0 0 1
THOMAS W Lac 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLES Lac 1 0 0 0 0
ELIZABETH Lac 1 0 0 1 0
WILLIAM Lac 0 1 0 0 0
CATHERINE Lac 0 0 1 0 0
EMMA Lac 0 0 1 0 0
FREDERICK Lac 0 0 1 0 0
GEORGE JAMES Lac 0 0 1 0 0
WYNDONS GEORGE Lac 0 0 1 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Lac

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Your Family History Search

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


 


Women allowed to enter the Medical Profession from 1876
In the 19th Century, a career as a physician was a highly respected following for a man. Yet it was considered outrageous for any woman to pursue a career in that profession.

 

A Short History of Parish Records
Parish Registers were first ordered to be kept by Thomas Cromwell, Vicar General of King Henry VIII in 1538.

 

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.

 

Record the birth of a child, or pay a fine!
In 1696 an order was passed that a fine of 2 pounds was to be imposed on all who did not report the birth of a child to the vicar within 5 days.