The Quarmby Family History

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The Quarmby Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Quarmby
1841 Census 430
1851 Census 406
1861 Census 542
1871 Census 557
1891 Census 564

Most Frequent Forenames for the Quarmby Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Quarmby 39 32 30 29 19
JOSEPH Quarmby 27 28 29 23 21
WILLIAM Quarmby 34 20 26 24 20
SARAH Quarmby 31 22 22 26 11
ELIZABETH Quarmby 16 20 27 24 10
MARY Quarmby 32 15 19 18 13
HANNAH Quarmby 22 20 24 17 6
JAMES Quarmby 22 16 22 16 6
ANN Quarmby 16 12 11 13 9
THOMAS Quarmby 14 8 15 9 6
GEORGE Quarmby 8 10 9 10 10
EMMA Quarmby 3 8 10 10 10
JANE Quarmby 12 8 9 5 5
BETTY Quarmby 8 4 10 6 3
MARTHA Quarmby 6 5 9 6 5
MARIA Quarmby 5 7 6 7 3
NANCY Quarmby 7 7 7 5 2
ALICE Quarmby 6 6 5 1 9
ELIZA Quarmby 5 3 3 6 6
ELLEN Quarmby 2 3 4 11 3

Etmology and History of the Surname: Quarmby

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Your Family History Search

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