The Pacey Family History

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

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The Pacey Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Pacey
1841 Census 645
1851 Census 760
1861 Census 874
1871 Census 972
1891 Census 1,300

Most Frequent Forenames for the Pacey Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Pacey 66 75 61 68 85
JOHN Pacey 67 54 58 55 43
ELIZABETH Pacey 51 52 53 53 38
MARY Pacey 62 54 37 41 38
THOMAS Pacey 39 38 38 39 41
ANN Pacey 40 48 45 34 18
GEORGE Pacey 15 29 32 48 41
SARAH Pacey 31 32 31 34 30
JANE Pacey 23 24 32 22 17
JAMES Pacey 18 23 27 24 23
ROBERT Pacey 15 13 24 19 24
HENRY Pacey 9 19 19 23 23
ELIZA Pacey 9 21 19 20 19
HANNAH Pacey 18 12 19 13 8
CHARLES Pacey 7 8 16 15 15
EMMA Pacey 2 13 15 14 17
MARY ANN Pacey 1 13 17 14 7
EDWARD Pacey 7 12 10 10 7
JOSEPH Pacey 14 8 7 7 7
MARY A Pacey 1 7 11 10 13

Etmology and History of the Surname: Pacey

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

Your Family History Search

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


 


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