The Yarke Family History

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

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The Yarke Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Yarke
1841 Census 14
1851 Census 3
1861 Census 1
1871 Census 5
1891 Census 17

Most Frequent Forenames for the Yarke Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ALICE Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
ANNIE Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLES Yarke 1 1 0 0 2
EDITH Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
ETHEL Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
HANNAH Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
HENRY Yarke 1 0 0 0 1
JOHN Yarke 2 0 0 0 2
LILIAN Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
LIZZIE Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
MARY ANN Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
MINNIE Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
REYNOLD Yarke 0 0 0 0 1
THOMAS Yarke 1 0 0 0 1
WILLIAM Yarke 1 0 0 0 1
AMELIA Yarke 1 0 0 0 0
ELIZA Yarke 1 0 0 1 0
ELIZABETH Yarke 1 1 0 0 0
JONATHAN Yarke 1 0 0 0 0
LUKE Yarke 1 0 0 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Yarke

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

Your Family History Search

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