The Macanley Family History

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The Macanley Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Macanley
1841 Census 24
1851 Census 25
1861 Census 50
1871 Census 52
1891 Census 57

Most Frequent Forenames for the Macanley Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JAMES Macanley 3 2 4 3 2
JOHN Macanley 3 2 1 2 5
MARY Macanley 2 3 2 2 0
JANE Macanley 1 1 1 1 3
ANN Macanley 2 2 1 1 0
AGGIE Macanley 0 0 0 0 1
AGNES S Macanley 0 0 0 0 1
ALBERT G Macanley 0 0 0 0 1
ALEXANDER Macanley 0 0 0 1 1
AULAY Macanley 0 0 0 0 1
BENJAMIN Macanley 0 0 0 0 1
BERNARD Macanley 0 0 0 0 1
CELIA Macanley 0 0 0 0 1
DAVID Macanley 0 0 0 1 1
EDITH Macanley 0 0 1 0 1
ELIZABETH Macanley 2 1 0 1 5
ESTHER Macanley 0 0 0 0 1
FRANCES Macanley 0 0 0 0 1
FREDERICK Macanley 0 0 2 0 1
HARRIETT Macanley 0 0 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Macanley

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Your Family History Search

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


 


Possible Pitfalls in Using the Census
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Military Head Dress
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Tracing a Military Ancestor
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Regimental Standards and Cap Badges
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