The Rackshaw Family History

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

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The Rackshaw Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Rackshaw
1841 Census 14
1851 Census 9
1861 Census 15
1871 Census 49
1891 Census 23

Most Frequent Forenames for the Rackshaw Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ADA Rackshaw 0 0 0 1 1
AGNES Rackshaw 1 1 0 0 1
BERTHA Rackshaw 0 0 0 1 1
BERTRAON Rackshaw 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLES Rackshaw 0 0 0 2 2
ELIZA Rackshaw 0 0 1 1 1
ESTHER Rackshaw 0 0 0 0 1
GEORGE Rackshaw 1 0 1 2 1
HARRY C Rackshaw 0 0 0 0 1
ISABELLA Rackshaw 0 0 0 0 2
JANE Rackshaw 0 0 1 2 1
JOHN Rackshaw 1 0 1 1 1
KATE Rackshaw 0 0 0 3 1
LAURA Rackshaw 0 0 0 0 1
MABEL Rackshaw 0 0 0 0 1
MARGARET Rackshaw 0 0 1 0 1
REGINALD Rackshaw 0 0 0 0 1
RHODA Rackshaw 0 0 0 0 1
SAMUEL L Rackshaw 0 0 0 0 1
THOMAS Rackshaw 1 0 0 2 2

Etmology and History of the Surname: Rackshaw

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

Your Family History Search

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