The Racketts Family History

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The Racketts Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Racketts
1841 Census 6
1851 Census 6
1861 Census 7
1871 Census 2
1891 Census 4

Most Frequent Forenames for the Racketts Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ELIZA Racketts 1 1 1 1 0
JAMES Racketts 1 1 1 1 0
DAVID Racketts 0 0 0 0 1
HANNAH Racketts 0 0 0 0 1
MARTHA Racketts 0 0 0 0 1
THOMAS Racketts 0 0 1 0 1
EMMA Racketts 1 0 0 0 0
JOHN Racketts 2 1 0 0 0
MARY Racketts 1 0 0 0 0
ALFRED Racketts 0 1 0 0 0
ANN Racketts 0 2 1 0 0
ANNE Racketts 0 0 1 0 0
GEORGE C Racketts 0 0 1 0 0
WILLIAM Racketts 0 0 1 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Racketts

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Your Family History Search

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