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Broadhouse Family History

Broadhouse Surname Meaning

from Middle English brad brod ‘broad extensive’ + h(o)us for someone who lived or worked ‘(at the) large house’ or who was from a place so named.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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Where is the Broadhouse family from?

You can see how Broadhouse families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Broadhouse family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Broadhouse families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there was 1 Broadhouse family living in Saskatchewan. This was 100% of all the recorded Broadhouse's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Broadhouse families in 1911.
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What did your Broadhouse ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Advertising Artist and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Broadhouse. 100% of Broadhouse men worked as an Advertising Artist and 100% of Broadhouse women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Advertising Artist
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

What Broadhouse family records will you find?

Census Records

There are 867 census records available for the last name Broadhouse. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Broadhouse census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 66 immigration records available for the last name Broadhouse. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 46 military records available for the last name Broadhouse. For the veterans among your Broadhouse ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Broadhouse lifespan?

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Broadhouse ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Broadhouse

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