The Quaife Family History

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The Quaife Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Quaife
1841 Census 136
1851 Census 156
1861 Census 177
1871 Census 168
1891 Census 212

Most Frequent Forenames for the Quaife Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
THOMAS Quaife 10 13 16 10 5
WILLIAM Quaife 10 9 15 15 4
MARY Quaife 12 5 5 8 3
SARAH Quaife 8 9 9 6 1
EDWARD Quaife 4 6 11 5 3
ELIZABETH Quaife 6 7 5 5 6
JAMES Quaife 4 7 8 6 4
ANN Quaife 5 6 5 9 3
GEORGE Quaife 7 5 3 2 3
ROBERT Quaife 5 6 5 2 2
JANE Quaife 4 5 2 2 6
JOHN Quaife 4 3 5 3 4
SAMUEL Quaife 4 7 3 3 0
ELIZA Quaife 1 4 5 4 2
CHARLES Quaife 3 2 3 4 3
WALTER Quaife 2 4 2 4 3
FREDERICK Quaife 1 2 4 3 1
HENRY Quaife 3 2 2 1 3
LOUISA Quaife 1 2 2 2 1
EMMA Quaife 1 1 1 2 2

Etmology and History of the Surname: Quaife

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Your Family History Search

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


 


Daniel Albone in the 1861 Census
Daniel Albone is famous for inventing the Ivel tractor, and is said to have changed the world of agriculture. He can be found in the 1861 census at the age of only six months.

 

Possible Pitfalls in Using the Census
Many people don't realise that the census page images we see are actually transcripts of the household census forms, the details were copied into the books by the enumerators.

 

Lord Hardwick's Marriage Act
This Act enforced a separate marriage register which was later pre-printed and had spaces for witnesses, the signature of the bride and groom, the condition and parish of the bride and groom and the signature of the minister.

 

Army Lists now available to view Online
TheGenealogist.co.uk has now added Army Lists to their ever-expanding records for their users to search. Includes the volumes: 1806, 1842, 1863, 1881, 1904, 1915 and 1920.