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Desborough Forenames

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

NamesEarliest Use
Abby1741
Abigail1712
Abraham1632
Ada1833
Adelaide1832
Agnes1558
Ailce1662
Alban1889
Albert1845
Alberta1876
Albin1847
Albion1857
Alethea1840
Alexander1538
Alexandria
Alfred1815
Algernon1877
Alice1518
Allan1888
Allen1840
Alma1855
Alphonso1881
Ambrose1781
Amelia1815
Amey1630
Amie
Amos1835
Amy1569
Andrew1649
Ann1495
Anna1640
Anne1495
Annes1596
Annice1752
Annie1839
Annys1730
Anthony1526
Arabella1835
Archer1889
Archibald1878
Archie1896
Armand1672
Arnold1883
Arthur1579
Auberon1873
Audrey1574
Augusta1804
Augustus1843
Austin1867
Avis1744
Aylse1557

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

NamesEarliest Use
B1550
Bailey1868
Baines1837
Baldwin1565
Barbara1550
Barrington1886
Bartholomew1695
Bartin1593
Bartyn1582
Bassabye1582
Bathsheba1826
Beatrice1876
Beaver1862
Becky1618
Beebe1781
Ben1674
Benjamin1674
Bennett1881
Benoni1742
Bernard1878
Bert1861
Bertha1861
Bertie1876
Bertram1888
Bessie1834
Betsy1794
Betty1844
Blanch1864
Blanche1864
Botulph1599
Brian1855
Bridge1578
Bridget1578
Bridgett
Bryan1827
Bryon
Burditt1884
Byzantia1840

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

NamesEarliest Use
C1477
Caleb1828
Calvin1857
Carolina1827
Caroline1829
Carpenter1817
Caterina
Catherina1720
Catherine1477
Cecil1845
Cecilia1874
Cedella1862
Charles1616
Charlie1884
Charlotte1767
Christian1554
Christiana1855
Christopher1571
Cicel1552
Cicely1552
Clara1816
Clare1842
Clarice1894
Claris1814
Clarissa1814
Clarke1843
Clement1581
Clifford1885
Comfort1751
Constance1598
Corneilus1753
Cornelius1652
Cosmus1739
Cresia
Crisp1874
Custance1576
Cybilla1682
Cynthia
Cyril1888

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

NamesEarliest Use
D1556
Daisy1867
Daniel1582
Darrothy
David1689
Debora1652
Deborah1652
Dennes1761
Dennis1885
Diana1811
Dighton1765
Dina1752
Dinah1752
Dinis1608
Dixon1863
Don1781
Dor1556
Dora1881
Dorcas1828
Doris1899
Dorothy1556
Douglas1889
Drusilla1843
Dynnis1597

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

NamesEarliest Use
Earnest1885
Easter
Easther1765
Ebenezer1795
Edde1673
Edgar1849
Edie1903
Edith1858
Edmond
Edward1538
Edwin1819
Effie1874
Elam1849
Eleanor1536
Eli1535
Elianor
Elias1659
Elijah1848
Elinor1672
Elise1861
Elisha1804
Eliza1535
Elizabeth1535
Elkelinda1892
Ella1866
Ellanor1892
Ellen1530
Elsie1885
Elwyn1894
Emanuel1604
Emella1860
Emey1633
Emilley1634
Emily1824
Emm1573
Emma1816
Emme1573
Emmy1771
Enoch1810
Ephraim1782
Epinctus1843
Ernest1850
Esme1836
Espartero1845
Esther1691
Ethel1846
Etheldreda1846
Eugenia
Euprice1844
Euseby1497
Eva1870
Evan1874
Eve1893
Evelyn1893
Evelyne1899
Eviry
Ewart1896
Ezekell
Ezra1883

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

NamesEarliest Use
Fannie1815
Fanny1769
Felix1892
Ferdinand1536
Ferdinando1536
Fielding1837
Flora1876
Florence1856
Florie
Florrence
Florrie1873
Flossie1893
Frances1559
Francis1563
Frank1824
Fred1810
Frederic1810
Frederick1810
Fredric1812
Fredrick1875
Freer1850
Fritz1894

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

NamesEarliest Use
Gabriel1543
Gamaliell1656
Garnet1892
Geneva1885
Geoffrey1897
Georg1546
George1546
Georgiana1837
Georgina1883
Gerald1868
Geraldine1868
Gerrad1768
Gertie1895
Gertrude1871
Gethin1882
Gilbert1895
Giles1477
Gladys1889
Godith1632
Goodness1861
Gordon1887
Grace1613
Gregory1522

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

NamesEarliest Use
H1478
Halben1840
Ham1783
Hanah1692
Hannah1616
Harcourt1893
Harold1872
Harriet1796
Harriett1829
Harriott1827
Harry1539
Hayden1896
Haydon
Helen1848
Helena1866
Hellen1618
Henrietta1866
Henry1478
Hephzibah1818
Herbert1825
Herodia1773
Herrick1907
Hester1623
Hezekiah1830
Hilare1886
Hilda1866
Hiram1838
Honor1846
Hope1890
Horace1829
Horatio1856
Howard1883
Hubert1895
Hugh1578
Humphry1656

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

NamesEarliest Use
Ida1891
Irving1895
Isaac1632
Isaake
Isabel1535
Isabell1680
Isabella1714
Isabelle1900
Isaiah1840
Ivy1887

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

NamesEarliest Use
J1517
Jabez1821
Jabus1838
Jacob1866
James1613
Jane1568
Janet1823
Jemima1824
Jenney1752
Jenny1886
Jeremiah1787
Jesse1833
Jessie1900
Jethro1860
Jim1861
Joan1517
Joane1600
Joanna1697
Job1672
Joel1844
John1525
Jonah1831
Jonas1580
Jonathan1626
Jone
Joseph1614
Joshua1727
Josiah1726
Josias1670
Joy1647
Joyce1647
Judeth1658
Judith1616
Julia1656
Julius1860
June1855
Justinian1763

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

NamesEarliest Use
Karen1837
Kate1851
Katharine1855
Katherine1617
Katheryne1633
Kathleen1902
Katie1872
Katy1877
Kenneth1899
Kestian
Kezia1728
Keziah1815
Kitty1792

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

NamesEarliest Use
Lance1877
Lancelot1877
Laura1818
Laurence1577
Lavinia1840
Lawrence1847
Lazarus1657
Leah1832
Lenea1856
Lenton1887
Leonard1797
Leonce
Leslie1898
Lester1803
Lestor1749
Letitia1836
Lettice1617
Lettie1878
Letty1895
Levi1838
Lewis1604
Libbeus1747
Libbyes1535
Lilian1881
Lilley1888
Lillian1884
Lillie1886
Lilly1870
Lily1870
Linda1866
Lindsay1877
Lionel1880
Liss1823
Lister1761
Lizar1852
Lize1865
Lizz1845
Lizzie1845
Lois1830
Lorra1863
Lottie1887
Louie1890
Louisa1823
Louise1837
Lousia1826
Loveday1858
Lovell1814
Lucisesse1571
Lucresse1597
Lucy1590
Luke1806
Luther1860
Lydia1689

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

NamesEarliest Use
M1530
Mabel1872
Madeleine1865
Maggie1880
Mahala1834
Marcey
Marcilla1750
Marcy1783
Margaret1530
Margarette
Margery1562
Marget1553
Margett1553
Margette
Margrett
Marguerite1890
Maria1740
Marian1869
Marjorie1897
Mark1561
Marshall1877
Martha1571
Martin1552
Mary1549
Maryann1811
Maryanne1829
Massey
Mathew1606
Matilda1812
Matthew1596
Matthias1771
Maud1562
Maude1891
Maurice1575
May1870
Melinda1876
Merab1831
Mercy1713
Mervyn1876
Michael1815
Mildred1886
Miller1856
Millicent1848
Minnie1866
Miriam1818
Montague1840
Moses1756
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

NamesEarliest Use
N1524
Nancy1759
Naomi1828
Nathan1647
Nathaniel1647
Nellie1864
Nettie1887
Newman1854
Nicholas1524
Noah1809
Nora1897
Norah1900
Norman1912
Northcot1883

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

NamesEarliest Use
Olave1799
Olive1804
Oliver1870
Oram1846
Orlando1877
Oscar1891
Owen1573

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

NamesEarliest Use
Paine
Pamela1870
Paris1875
Patrick1813
Paul1656
Paulina1852
Peeter1632
Peninah1840
Percival1890
Percy1859
Peregrine1866
Perott1681
Perrot1725
Perrott1725
Peter1553
Philip1554
Phillipa1652
Phillis1744
Phoebe1761
Phyllis1894
Priscilla1821
Prudence1574

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

NamesEarliest Use
Rachel1580
Rachell1652
Raffe1553
Ralph1555
Randle1750
Raymond1900
Realf1875
Rebecah1657
Rebecca1614
Rebecka1652
Rebeckah
Rebekah1670
Reginald1597
Reins1692
Rennie1891
Reuben1837
Rhoda1809
Richard1522
Robert1521
Roberts
Rodger1653
Roger1550
Roland1859
Ronald1892
Rosa1805
Rosalia1887
Rosalie1874
Rosanna1805
Rose1620
Roselia1890
Rosella1843
Rosetta1823
Rosezillah1857
Rosilla1878
Rosina1850
Rowena1764
Rowland1581
Ruby1907
Rufus1827
Ruth1611

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

NamesEarliest Use
Sabina
Sally
Samuel1548
Samuell1660
Sara1612
Sarah1634
Sarah-Anne1830
Saunders1610
Saye
Sedella1874
Selena1809
Selina1809
Selma
Septimus1809
Sidney1840
Silas1844
Silvia1835
Simeon1782
Sisley1640
Smith1855
Solomon1844
Sophia1764
Sophy1866
Spencer1811
Stanley1893
Stephen1555
Steven
Stuart1885
Sumner1844
Susan1560
Susanah1685
Susanna1560
Susannah1650
Suzanna1726
Sybel1814
Sybil1827
Sydney1884
Symon1654

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

NamesEarliest Use
Temperance1635
Tersa1863
Theophylus
Theresa1820
Thersa
Thirza1837
Thomas1539
Thomasa
Thompson1866
Thorpe1883
Tichborne1873
Timothy1724
Titus1788
Tobias1613
Tobyas
Tom1854
Tor1877
Trantum1734
Trevor1899

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

NamesEarliest Use
Uriah1742
Ursula1600

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

NamesEarliest Use
Valentine1612
Vera1900
Vernon1891
Victoria1839
Violet1860
Violetta1878
Virtue1852

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

NamesEarliest Use
Walden1887
Walter1656
Warren1837
Waters1561
Wattie1891
Wilfred1870
Wilfrid1890
Will1542
Wille1868
William1542
Willie1879
Wilmer1790
Wilson1884
Winifred1710
Winnie1893
Woodford1820
Wright1816

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

NamesEarliest Use
Ysolde1880

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

NamesEarliest Use
Zacariah
Zacharaiah1742
Zilah1753

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