The Zachary Family History

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The Zachary Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Zachary
1841 Census 8
1851 Census 24
1861 Census 22
1871 Census 19
1891 Census 42

Most Frequent Forenames for the Zachary Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
MARY Zachary 3 2 2 3 2
CHARLES Zachary 1 2 2 2 4
ADA Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
AGNES Zachary 0 0 0 1 1
AMELIA Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
ARTHUR Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLES EDGAR Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
DAISY Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZA Zachary 1 1 0 0 1
ELLEN Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
EMILY Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
ETHEL M Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
FLORRY Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
FRANCES Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
FRANCES E Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
GEORGE Zachary 0 0 1 1 1
HANNAH Zachary 0 0 0 0 2
HANNAH MARIA Zachary 0 0 0 0 1
HENRY Zachary 0 2 0 0 1
JEANETTE Zachary 0 0 0 0 2

Etmology and History of the Surname: Zachary

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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.

 

Lord Hardwick's Marriage Act
This Act enforced a separate marriage register which was later pre-printed and had spaces for witnesses, the signature of the bride and groom, the condition and parish of the bride and groom and the signature of the minister.

 

ONS BMDs to go Online
The much awaited news that the Office of National Statistics (ONS) will start to put all birth, marriage and death indexes on the internet was issued this month.

 

The Bronte Sisters in the Yorkshire 1841 Census
The three Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - grew up with their brother Branwell in Parsonage House in Haworth, Yorkshire. They can be found in the 1841 Census.