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Edisbury Family History

Edisbury Surname Meaning

from Eddisbury (Hill) in Delamere Forest (Cheshire) which is recorded as Edesbury in 1086 and Edisbury in 1260.

The place-name derives from an Old English personal name *Ēad (genitive *Ēades) + Old English burg ‘fortress’.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Edisbury families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Edisbury family name was found in the UK in 1891. In 1891 there were 20 Edisbury families living in Lancashire. This was about 49% of all the recorded Edisbury's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Edisbury families in 1891.
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What did your Edisbury ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Edisbury. 100% of Edisbury women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 82 immigration records available for the last name Edisbury. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 103 military records available for the last name Edisbury. For the veterans among your Edisbury ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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