THE
STRAND
NAME
The Family History of Michael STRAND of
Leicester, UK Email: [email protected]
Origins
The origins of this name are not clear,
although the most populous area of the name today is in Scandinavia. It
is generally considered that the UK ancestor(s) came over with the Vikings.
This is something yet to be proven. The Oxford English dictionary defines
the name 'STRAND' as, "1. run aground;
in difficulties, without money or means of transport. 2.
Margin of sea or river etc., esp. foreshore. 3.
Any strings or wires twisted together to form rope etc.; constituent filament
of necklace or hair etc.."
Statistics
The 1881 census has just 283 individuals
of the name STRAND located throughout the 23 counties of England, Scotland
& Wales. The most populous county is Kent, with 99 individuals, followed
by Middlesex with 45 and Lancashire with 34. Suffolk could muster just
13, split between 5 families. This leaves just 92 individuals in a small
handful of other counties.
An analysis of the St. Catherine's Index
of 704 births, covering England & Wales over the 75 year period between
1837 and 1912, shows the following distribution of STRAND's in the UK:-
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Registration Districts, V, 2a, b & c (SOUTH EAST - Blean, Bridge, Brighton,
Canterbury, Dover, East Ashford, Eastry, Faversham, Kingston, Lewes, Medway,
Reigate, Sheppey, Steyning & Thanet) = 254 recorded births. (36%)
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Registration Districts, I, II, III, IV, 1a, b, c, & d (LONDON - Bermondsey,
Bethnal Green, Camberwell, Fulham, Greenwich, Hackney, Islington, Kensington,
Lambeth, Marylebone, Paddington, Pancras, Poplar, Shoreditch & Wandsworth)
= 191 recorded births. (27%)
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Registration Districts, XIV, 10a & 10b (NORTH EAST - Cockermouth, Easington,
Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, South Shields, Sunderland & Tyneside)
= 79 recorded births. (11%)
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Registration Districts, XX, XII, XIII, 8a, b, c, d & e (NORTH WEST
- Birkenhead, Blackburn, Bury, Chorlton, Liverpool, Manchester, Prestwich,
Rochdale, Salford, & West Derby) = 77 recorded births. (11%)
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Registration Districts, 3a & b (MIDLANDS - Cambridge, Chesterton &
Edmonton) = 28 recorded births. (4%)
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Registration Districts, XII, XIII, 4a & b (EAST ANGLIA - Bury St.Edmunds,
Caistor, Cosford, Ipswich, Norwich, Mutford, Yarmouth & West Ham) =
24 recorded births. (3.5%)
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Registration District, 11a (WALES - Pembrokeshire) = 5 recorded births.
(>1%)
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Remaining Registration Districts, 46 recorded births. (6.5%)
Link to St. Catherine's Index of STRAND Births, Marriages
& Deaths 1837-1950's
Census
The 1881 census for STRAN(D), covering
the whole country is included here, together with BOULDEN/BOULDING.
For 1841, 1851,
1861,
1871 & 1891
census, only selected areas are available for the STRAN(D) name.
St. Catherine's
Index
I have abstracted and indexed all entries of the STRAN(D) name from 1837,
up to 1958 for births, 1965 for marriages and 1957 for deaths. Where possible
these have also been cross referenced to one and another.
Link to St. Catherine's Index of STRAND Births,
Marriages & Deaths 1837-1950's
Wills Index
I have abstracted and indexed all wills (as indexed in the Probate Office),
of the 96 entries of the STRAN(D) name from 1894 through to 1965, together
with transcripts of some of the actual wills. Link
Family Histories
I have Family History details of other STRAND families so far not related
to my own Strand name. Please e-mail for further information, to Michael
Strand at [email protected]
Updated 04 March 2006
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