The Packham Family History

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

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The Packham Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Packham
1841 Census 601
1851 Census 903
1861 Census 987
1871 Census 1,226
1891 Census 1,507

Most Frequent Forenames for the Packham Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Packham 56 64 72 60 89
GEORGE Packham 32 50 43 63 57
ELIZABETH Packham 30 51 41 51 41
MARY Packham 36 43 40 41 39
JOHN Packham 34 37 47 43 31
JAMES Packham 28 33 39 40 40
HENRY Packham 24 43 43 34 27
SARAH Packham 29 40 35 33 15
THOMAS Packham 29 33 25 27 29
ANN Packham 23 32 34 23 13
JANE Packham 20 22 25 18 15
ELIZA Packham 19 17 27 21 15
CHARLES Packham 5 17 15 21 32
ALFRED Packham 8 14 11 26 29
ELLEN Packham 5 18 14 19 29
JOSEPH Packham 11 16 16 14 12
EMILY Packham 4 10 15 15 22
ROBERT Packham 11 12 12 17 12
SAMUEL Packham 12 18 10 11 13
CHARLOTTE Packham 7 18 15 11 7

Etmology and History of the Surname: Packham

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

Your Family History Search

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