The Oak Family History

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The Oak Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Oak
1841 Census 216
1851 Census 207
1861 Census 215
1871 Census 244
1891 Census 373

Most Frequent Forenames for the Oak Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
MARY Oak 26 17 14 12 12
WILLIAM Oak 15 15 7 16 22
JOHN Oak 23 10 14 12 13
ELIZABETH Oak 16 12 12 14 10
THOMAS Oak 17 10 6 9 14
JAMES Oak 9 8 9 9 12
ANN Oak 14 11 9 4 3
GEORGE Oak 3 9 6 10 13
SARAH Oak 6 7 4 7 8
CHARLES Oak 6 9 4 4 7
ROBERT Oak 4 8 2 5 7
MARY ANN Oak 1 7 8 4 1
JOSEPH Oak 3 2 3 6 6
JANE Oak 4 2 2 2 4
ELLEN Oak 2 3 3 1 4
RICHARD Oak 3 4 1 1 4
HANNAH Oak 4 4 1 1 2
SUSAN Oak 1 3 4 2 2
SAMUEL Oak 6 2 1 3 0
CATHERINE Oak 3 3 3 1 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Oak

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

Your Family History Search

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


 


Case Study: Lawrence Oates
Lawrence Edward Grace Oates saw military service during the Second Boer War, as an officer in the dragoons. He can be found the the 1900 Army List.

 

COMPLETE Census Coverage for England, Wales and the Channel Islands
Transcripts and Indexes for all counties in England, Wales, and the Channel Islands (including original images) for census years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, and 1891 now available on TheGenealogist.co.uk.

 

Knebworth House, the 'stately home of rock' in the 1851 Census
The 1851 Census includes the records for Knebworth House, the 'stately home of rock', which has welcomed acts such as Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Queen.

 

Naval Service
Navy Lists contains additional information beyond naval officers and the dates of their seniority, which takes the careers of some back into the late eighteenth century.