The Wadams Family History

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The Wadams Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Wadams
1841 Census 26
1851 Census 31
1861 Census 44
1871 Census 36
1891 Census 18

Most Frequent Forenames for the Wadams Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Wadams 2 4 2 4 1
MARY Wadams 3 3 4 2 0
JOSEPH Wadams 1 1 4 1 0
ALFRED Wadams 0 0 0 0 1
ANNIE Wadams 0 0 0 1 1
EDMUND Wadams 0 0 0 2 2
EDWARD Wadams 0 1 2 0 1
EDWARD HARRY Wadams 0 0 0 0 1
HENRY Wadams 0 3 0 1 1
JAMES Wadams 0 0 0 0 1
JANE Wadams 1 0 0 1 1
LOUISA Wadams 0 0 2 2 2
MARIANNE Wadams 0 0 0 0 1
MARTHA E Wadams 0 0 0 0 1
SAMUEL Wadams 0 0 2 2 1
SARAH Wadams 3 0 2 0 2
SARAH A Wadams 0 0 2 1 1
ANN Wadams 3 3 4 0 0
BENJAMIN Wadams 2 0 0 1 0
CHARLOTTE Wadams 1 1 2 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Wadams

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

Your Family History Search

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