The Packer Family History

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The Packer Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Packer
1841 Census 2,006
1851 Census 2,334
1861 Census 2,726
1871 Census 2,740
1891 Census 3,621

Most Frequent Forenames for the Packer Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Packer 142 163 157 159 172
ELIZABETH Packer 139 155 161 134 125
JOHN Packer 142 142 140 125 114
MARY Packer 158 118 116 112 93
GEORGE Packer 87 82 103 105 99
THOMAS Packer 96 93 110 91 73
SARAH Packer 110 90 101 74 63
JAMES Packer 84 89 93 74 70
ANN Packer 123 98 89 62 25
HENRY Packer 47 54 59 64 63
JANE Packer 44 66 63 53 46
CHARLES Packer 32 39 59 62 70
JOSEPH Packer 47 54 56 51 48
ELIZA Packer 34 47 52 53 51
HANNAH Packer 47 44 42 33 27
EMMA Packer 18 31 43 31 57
EDWARD Packer 19 28 29 31 48
MARY ANN Packer 9 44 39 36 22
ELLEN Packer 15 21 34 33 44
RICHARD Packer 33 30 35 28 20

Etmology and History of the Surname: Packer

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Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Packer 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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