Desborough Forenames

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This is an index to the Christian names found so far in the Desborough project. Alongside each name is the earliest use of the name in Desborough.

Click on a name to get a list of all the individuals with that as their first Christian name. From there you can pull up an enhanced descendant tree for a selected individual, which will show you their spouse(s), children, children's spouse(s) etc. In many cases there is also information about where they were living before they arrived in Desborough.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Abby 1741
Abigail 1712
Abraham 1632
Ada 1833
Adelaide 1832
Agnes 1558
Ailce 1662
Alban 1889
Albert 1845
Alberta 1876
Albin 1858
Albion 1857
Alethea 1840
Alexander 1538
Alexandria
Alfred 1821
Algernon 1877
Alice 1518
Allan 1888
Allen 1840
Alma 1855
Alphonso 1881
Ambrose 1781
Amelia 1815
Amey 1630
Amie 1881
Amos 1835
Amy 1569
Andrew 1649
Ann 1495
Anna 1648
Anne 1495
Annes 1596
Annice 1752
Annie 1843
Annys 1730
Anthony 1526
Arabella 1835
Archer 1889
Archibald 1878
Archie 1897
Armand 1672
Arnold 1883
Arthur 1579
Auberon 1873
Audrey 1574
Augusta 1804
Augustus 1843
Austin 1867
Avis 1744
Aylse 1557

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
B 1550
Bailey 1868
Baines 1837
Baldwin 1565
Barbara 1550
Barrington 1886
Bartholomew 1695
Bartin 1593
Bartyn 1582
Bassabye 1582
Bathsheba 1826
Beatrice 1876
Beaver 1862
Becky 1618
Beebe 1781
Ben 1676
Benjamin 1676
Bennett 1881
Benoni 1742
Bernard 1878
Bert 1861
Bertha 1861
Bertie 1876
Bertram 1888
Bessie 1866
Betsy 1794
Betty 1844
Blanch 1864
Blanche 1864
Botulph 1599
Brian 1855
Bridge 1578
Bridget 1578
Bridgett 1630
Bryan 1827
Bryon 1888
Burditt 1884
Byzantia 1840

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
C 1477
Caleb 1828
Calvin 1857
Carolina 1827
Caroline 1829
Carpenter 1817
Caterina
Catherina 1720
Catherine 1477
Cecil 1845
Cecilia 1874
Cedella 1862
Charles 1616
Charlie 1884
Charlotte 1767
Christian 1613
Christiana 1855
Christopher 1571
Cicel 1552
Cicely 1552
Clara 1816
Clare 1842
Clarice 1900
Claris 1814
Clarissa 1814
Clarke 1843
Clement 1581
Clifford 1896
Comfort 1751
Constance 1598
Corneilus 1753
Cornelius 1652
Cosmus 1739
Cresia
Crisp 1874
Custance 1576
Cybilla 1682
Cynthia 1893
Cyril 1893

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
D 1556
Daisy 1867
Daniel 1582
Darrothy
David 1689
Debora 1652
Deborah 1652
Dennes 1761
Dennis 1885
Diana 1811
Dighton 1765
Dina 1752
Dinah 1752
Dinis 1608
Dixon 1863
Don 1781
Dor 1556
Dora 1881
Dorcas 1829
Doris 1900
Dorothy 1556
Douglas 1889
Drusilla 1843
Dynnis 1597

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Earnest 1885
Easter 1885
Easther 1765
Ebenezer 1795
Edde 1673
Edgar 1849
Edie 1903
Edith 1858
Edmond 1861
Edward 1538
Edwin 1819
Effie 1874
Elam 1849
Eleanor 1584
Eli 1535
Elianor
Elias 1659
Elijah 1848
Elinor 1634
Elise 1861
Elisha 1804
Eliza 1535
Elizabeth 1535
Elkelinda 1892
Ella 1892
Ellanor 1892
Ellen 1530
Elsie 1885
Elwyn 1894
Emanuel 1713
Emella 1860
Emey 1633
Emilley 1634
Emily 1833
Emm 1573
Emma 1816
Emme 1573
Emmy 1771
Enoch 1810
Ephraim 1782
Epinctus 1843
Ernest 1850
Esme 1836
Espartero 1845
Esther 1691
Ethel 1846
Etheldreda 1846
Eugenia
Euprice 1844
Euseby 1497
Eva 1870
Evan 1874
Eve 1895
Evelyn 1896
Evelyne 1899
Eviry 1729
Ewart 1896
Ezekell
Ezra 1883

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Fannie 1815
Fanny 1769
Felix 1892
Ferdinand 1536
Ferdinando 1536
Fielding 1837
Flora 1876
Florence 1856
Florie 1877
Florrence 1881
Florrie 1873
Flossie 1893
Frances 1559
Francis 1563
Frank 1824
Fred 1810
Frederic 1810
Frederick 1810
Fredric 1812
Fredrick 1875
Freer 1850
Fritz 1894

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Gabriel 1565
Gamaliell 1656
Garnet 1892
Geneva 1885
Geoffrey 1897
Georg 1553
George 1553
Georgiana 1837
Georgina 1883
Gerald 1868
Geraldine 1868
Gerrad 1768
Gertie 1895
Gertrude 1871
Gethin 1900
Gilbert 1895
Giles 1477
Gladys 1889
Godith 1632
Goodness 1861
Gordon 1887
Grace 1614
Gregory 1522

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
H 1478
Halben 1840
Ham 1783
Hanah 1692
Hannah 1616
Harcourt 1893
Harold 1872
Harriet 1796
Harriett 1828
Harriott 1827
Harry 1539
Hayden 1896
Haydon
Helen 1848
Helena 1866
Hellen 1618
Henrietta 1866
Henry 1478
Hephzibah 1818
Herbert 1825
Herodia 1773
Herrick 1907
Hester 1622
Hezekiah 1830
Hilare 1886
Hilda 1866
Hiram 1838
Honor 1846
Hope 1890
Horace 1863
Horatio 1856
Howard 1883
Hubert 1895
Hugh 1578
Humphry 1656

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Ida 1891
Irving 1895
Isaac 1780
Isaake 1632
Isabel 1535
Isabell 1680
Isabella 1714
Isabelle 1900
Isaiah 1840
Ivy 1887

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
J 1517
Jabez 1676
Jabus 1838
Jacob 1866
James 1618
Jane 1572
Janet 1823
Jemima 1824
Jenney 1752
Jenny 1886
Jeremiah 1787
Jesse 1833
Jessie 1900
Jethro 1860
Jim 1861
Joan 1517
Joane 1600
Joanna 1697
Job 1672
Joel 1844
John 1525
Jonah 1831
Jonas 1580
Jonathan 1647
Jone
Joseph 1614
Joshua 1727
Josiah 1726
Josias 1670
Joy 1909
Joyce 1917
Judeth 1658
Judith 1616
Julia 1656
Julius 1860
June 1855
Justinian 1763

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Karen 1837
Kate 1862
Katharine 1855
Katherine 1617
Katheryne 1633
Kathleen 1912
Katie 1890
Katy 1877
Kenneth 1899
Kestian
Kezia 1728
Keziah 1815
Kitty 1792

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Lance 1877
Lancelot 1877
Laura 1818
Laurence 1577
Lavinia 1840
Lawrence 1847
Lazarus 1657
Leah 1832
Lenea 1856
Lenton 1887
Leonard 1797
Leonce
Leslie 1898
Lester 1803
Lestor 1749
Letitia 1836
Lettice 1617
Lettie 1878
Letty 1895
Levi 1838
Lewis 1604
Libbeus 1747
Libbyes 1554
Lilian 1881
Lilley 1888
Lillian 1884
Lillie 1886
Lilly 1870
Lily 1870
Linda 1866
Lindsay 1877
Lionel 1880
Liss 1823
Lister 1761
Lizar 1852
Lize 1865
Lizz 1845
Lizzie 1845
Lois 1830
Lorra 1863
Lottie 1887
Louie 1890
Louisa 1823
Louise 1837
Lousia 1826
Loveday 1858
Lovell 1814
Lucisesse 1571
Lucresse 1597
Lucy 1599
Luke 1827
Luther 1860
Lydia 1689

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
M 1546
Mabel 1872
Madeleine 1865
Maggie 1880
Mahala 1834
Marcey 1766
Marcilla 1750
Marcy 1783
Margaret 1546
Margarette
Margery 1562
Marget 1553
Margett 1553
Margette
Margrett
Marguerite 1890
Maria 1740
Marian 1869
Marjorie 1897
Mark 1561
Marshall 1877
Martha 1571
Martin 1552
Mary 1549
Maryann 1811
Maryanne 1829
Massey 1713
Mathew 1618
Matilda 1812
Matthew 1596
Matthias 1776
Maud 1562
Maude 1891
Maurice 1575
May 1870
Melinda 1876
Merab 1831
Mercy 1747
Mervyn 1876
Michael 1815
Mildred 1886
Miller 1856
Millicent 1848
Minnie 1866
Miriam 1818
Montague 1840
Moses 1756
Myles

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
N 1524
Nancy 1759
Naomi 1828
Nathan 1650
Nathaniel 1650
Nellie 1864
Nettie 1887
Newman 1854
Nicholas 1524
Noah 1809
Nora 1897
Norah 1900
Norman 1912
Northcot 1883

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Olave 1799
Olive 1804
Oliver 1870
Oram 1846
Orlando 1877
Oscar 1891
Owen 1573

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Paine
Pamela 1870
Paris 1875
Patrick 1813
Paul 1852
Paulina 1852
Peeter 1632
Peninah 1840
Percival 1897
Percy 1859
Peregrine 1866
Perott 1681
Perrot 1725
Perrott 1725
Peter 1553
Philip 1554
Phillipa 1652
Phillis 1744
Phoebe 1761
Phyllis 1894
Priscilla 1821
Prudence 1574

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Rachel 1580
Rachell 1652
Raffe 1553
Ralph 1555
Randle 1750
Raymond 1900
Realf 1875
Rebecah 1648
Rebecca 1662
Rebecka 1652
Rebeckah
Rebekah 1670
Reginald 1885
Reins 1692
Rennie 1891
Reuben 1837
Rhoda 1809
Richard 1522
Robert 1521
Roberts 1900
Rodger 1653
Roger 1550
Roland 1859
Ronald 1895
Rosa 1805
Rosalia 1887
Rosalie 1874
Rosanna 1805
Rose 1753
Roselia 1890
Rosella 1843
Rosetta 1823
Rosezillah 1857
Rosilla 1878
Rosina 1850
Rowena 1764
Rowland 1581
Ruby 1907
Rufus 1827
Ruth 1611

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Sabina
Sally 1830
Samuel 1548
Samuell 1660
Sara 1612
Sarah 1634
Sarah-Anne 1830
Saunders 1618
Saye
Sedella 1846
Selena 1809
Selina 1828
Selma 1862
Septimus 1866
Sidney 1875
Silas 1844
Silvia 1835
Simeon 1782
Sisley
Smith 1855
Solomon 1844
Sophia 1764
Sophy 1866
Spencer 1857
Stanley 1893
Stephen 1555
Steven 1584
Stuart 1885
Sumner 1844
Susan 1560
Susanah 1693
Susanna 1560
Susannah 1650
Suzanna 1726
Sybel 1842
Sybil 1827
Sydney 1884
Symon 1654

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Temperance 1635
Tersa 1863
Theophylus
Theresa 1820
Thersa 1882
Thirza 1837
Thomas 1539
Thomasa
Thompson 1866
Thorpe 1883
Tichborne 1873
Timothy 1724
Titus 1788
Tobias 1613
Tobyas 1648
Tom 1854
Tor 1877
Trantum 1734
Trevor 1899

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Uriah 1742
Ursula 1600

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Valentine 1612
Vera 1900
Vernon 1891
Victoria 1839
Violet 1860
Violetta 1878
Virtue 1852

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Walden 1896
Walter 1656
Warren 1847
Waters 1561
Wattie 1891
Wilfred 1870
Wilfrid 1890
Will 1544
Wille 1868
William 1544
Willie 1880
Wilmer 1790
Wilson 1884
Winifred 1710
Winnie 1893
Woodford 1820
Wright 1816

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Ysolde 1880

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z

Names Earliest Use
Zacariah
Zacharaiah 1742
Zilah 1753

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