The Packman Family History

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

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The Packman Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Packman
1841 Census 474
1851 Census 399
1861 Census 465
1871 Census 608
1891 Census 803

Most Frequent Forenames for the Packman Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Packman 43 38 30 45 37
HENRY Packman 19 16 22 32 26
MARY Packman 41 21 22 11 17
GEORGE Packman 26 20 17 16 24
JAMES Packman 18 15 17 26 22
SARAH Packman 27 22 18 16 13
ELIZABETH Packman 24 12 15 24 20
JOHN Packman 26 18 14 15 22
THOMAS Packman 23 13 16 13 17
ELIZA Packman 16 19 15 17 12
ANN Packman 28 10 12 10 6
EDWARD Packman 14 12 10 10 16
JANE Packman 11 12 8 9 8
CHARLES Packman 5 6 13 9 12
EMMA Packman 6 8 13 9 4
CAROLINE Packman 6 3 7 13 7
ROBERT Packman 7 6 5 6 11
RICHARD Packman 5 7 6 6 5
ELLEN Packman 4 5 5 3 10
MARIA Packman 1 7 8 5 6

Etmology and History of the Surname: Packman

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

Your Family History Search

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