The Wadcock Family History

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

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The Wadcock Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Wadcock
1841 Census 3
1851 Census 11
1861 Census 28
1871 Census 4
1891 Census 17

Most Frequent Forenames for the Wadcock Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ALFRED Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
BEATRICE Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
BETSY Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
CAROLINE Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
CARRIE Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLES Wadcock 1 2 4 0 1
DANIEL Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZA Wadcock 0 0 2 0 1
EMMA Wadcock 1 1 0 0 1
GERTIE Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
JAMES Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
JOHN W Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
JOSEPH Wadcock 0 1 4 0 1
MARY ANN Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
ROBERT Wadcock 0 0 0 0 1
RUTH Wadcock 0 1 2 0 1
WILLIAM Wadcock 0 1 0 0 1
ELIZABETH Wadcock 1 2 2 0 0
ALICE Wadcock 0 1 2 0 0
JOHN Wadcock 0 1 0 1 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Wadcock

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

Your Family History Search

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