The Vahey Family History

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

To change to another surname: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

The Vahey Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Vahey
1841 Census 7
1851 Census 8
1861 Census 13
1871 Census 12
1891 Census 10

Most Frequent Forenames for the Vahey Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
CATHERINE Vahey 0 1 1 1 1
EDWARD Vahey 0 0 0 0 2
ELLEN Vahey 1 0 1 2 1
GEORGE Vahey 0 1 0 0 1
JOHN Vahey 0 1 1 1 1
MAGGIE Vahey 0 0 0 0 2
MICHAEL Vahey 0 0 1 0 1
WILLIAM Vahey 0 0 0 0 1
ANN Vahey 1 0 0 1 0
DAVID Vahey 1 1 0 0 0
HENRY Vahey 1 0 0 0 0
OWEN Vahey 1 0 0 1 0
PATRICK Vahey 1 0 1 0 0
SIMON Vahey 1 0 0 0 0
JAMES Vahey 0 2 0 2 0
MARGARET Vahey 0 2 1 0 0
EDWARD I Vahey 0 0 1 0 0
JANE Vahey 0 0 2 0 0
KATE Vahey 0 0 1 0 0
MARY Vahey 0 0 1 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Vahey

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

Your Family History Search

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


 


Case Study - Sir Frank Whittle
Sir Frank Whittle (1907 - 1996) was a Royal Air Force officer who invented the Jet engine. This is how his birth record was found.

 

Using Trade Directories in your Research
An interesting article on how to use trade directories in your research, written by Genealogy Expert, David Tippey.

 

Map your Surname back to 1841
Find where your ancestors lived before the boom in population and rapid expansion to towns and cities caused by the Industrial Revolution.

 

Encouraging the Wool Trade
In 1678 an act was passed making it compulsory for all corpses to be buried in a shroud made of wool only. This was to encourage the wool trade.