Censuswhack

[KernishKim]

You have all got me thinking (again) about a name puzzle thats been bugging me ever since I started this family history lark!! ............. Why are there so few Victorias born in the 19th Century? (My daughters name by the way)
Queen Victoria was on the throne whilst every census we use was being  submitted! But I have yet to come accross one either in my tree or anyone elses! WHY??

[Seren]

In 1877 there were hundred of little girls...including one in my family...who were given the name Victoria Jubilee!

Seren

[KernishKim]

HONEST?!!!! Someone told me that Queen Victoria banned her name being used by "The Common People"! - So either your Victoria was a Lady, or that someone was pulling my leg!!!!

[Seren]

Honest...meant 1887...but still honest...and if she was a lady she's the only one that's ever existed in my family!!

Seren

[Bee]

Not the census but on the IGI is FLINT STONE Born 1790 in Norfolk, I wonder if he went on to have a son called Fred

Bee

[Paul E]

Why are there so few Victorias born in the 19th Century? (My daughters name by the way)

Hi Mary

In relative( terms you are right - Victoria is not a particularly common name.  You can see from the results below how it increases in popularity across the later part of the C19th.


  1901 England Census  11,474     
  1891 England Census  5,224     
  1881 England Census  3,191     
  1871 England Census  2,421     
 
I wouldn't think many people would have a Victoria in their tree   - but I like Seren's Victoria Jubilee!

cheers

Paul
       

[Manchester Rambler]

I remember seeing a birth announcement in the Manchester Evening News back in 1977 (Silver Jubilee year), which even as a kid I thought awful: Juby Lee!

MR

[Paul E]

Uggh!  You're not kidding, MR!

(Weren't those wierd prism-shaped frozen ices that were always a pain to get into called Jubilees, or am I misremembering?)

Paul

[Seren]

almost right Paul....it was a Jubbly!

Seren