Downham Family History
Downham Name Meaning
habitational name from any of various places called
Downham, in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lancashire, and
Northumberland. The last two are named from Old English dun,
dative plural dunum ‘(at) the hills’, while the others are
named from Old English dun ‘hill’ + ham
‘homestead’.Variant spelling of Dunham.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Downham
Name Distribution of Downham Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Downham families
 183 - 363  62 - 182 |
 1 - 61  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Downham census records
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Downham Family Origin
Downham Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Downham Emigration Information (AU)
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Downham Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Downham census records
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Military Service by Downham
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