The Linley Family History

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

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The Linley Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Linley
1841 Census 643
1851 Census 813
1861 Census 798
1871 Census 824
1891 Census 955

Most Frequent Forenames for the Linley Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Linley 64 63 47 44 33
WILLIAM Linley 44 48 50 46 40
MARY Linley 45 54 51 44 28
ELIZABETH Linley 44 50 49 38 23
THOMAS Linley 37 41 34 30 23
SARAH Linley 45 42 33 25 18
ANN Linley 37 39 29 20 5
JOSEPH Linley 24 30 21 19 20
GEORGE Linley 16 21 24 26 21
JAMES Linley 13 19 19 20 17
SAMUEL Linley 19 18 19 17 10
CHARLES Linley 10 24 9 17 16
HENRY Linley 12 16 18 15 13
EMMA Linley 8 13 11 13 20
HANNAH Linley 19 19 8 6 11
ROBERT Linley 12 13 13 14 11
ELIZA Linley 8 14 13 8 10
JANE Linley 7 11 9 11 14
ELLEN Linley 9 6 12 9 10
MARTHA Linley 8 17 10 6 4

Your Family History Search

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


 


Shipping at Sea and in Ports Abroad
Details and information on ships at sea, in ports abroad and at home, including Hospital Ships from the 1861 census.

 

A Short History of Parish Records
As we have seen, both Civil Registration and Census Returns run out when you get back to c.1840, and rarely provide information relevant before 1800. At this stage you need to turn to Parish Records.

 

TNA Launch New Site - Hidden BMDs 1567 to 1858
In the years before compulsory registration, you need to turn to parish records. This new website that has been launched by The National Archive allows you to search records from 1567 to 1858.

 

TNA's 'Hidden BMD' site is 'a great help' says users
The National Archives has launched a new site that aims to help people with their research in the years before compulsory registration in 1837. The records are currently for categories RG4 and RG5, which are non-conformist registers.