The Wamsley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,350 people carried this name — #9,687 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 87,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,277 in 2000.

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In print

Wamsley in American newspapers,
1898–1924.

Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Wamsley
Grant County Herald 1910-05-04
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Wamsley
The Milwaukee Leader 1924-01-19
Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Wamsley
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1898-01-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,638 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Wamsley in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

2,666 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wamsley. The most, 884, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 1,586
Victoria 457
South Australia 332
Queensland 133
Western Australia 117
Tasmania 37
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Wamsley.

In the public record

People named Wamsley,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States250 records

250 records of the Wamsley name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 117
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 50
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 50
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 5
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 4
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Wamsley

    Born 1917 in West Virginia. Enlisted 1945 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; miner. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Eakin Cemetery, Washington, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Phillip Wamsley

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Gallia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 48; merchant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Joseph John Wamsley

    U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born 1932, died 2000; buried at Bayview Cemetery, Bayville, New Jersey.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 250 records for Wamsley in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia27 records

27 records of the Wamsley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 14
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Wamsley

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1856. Married 1857 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 27.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Oliver G. W. Wamsley

    Coml artist of Hampton, Victoria; died 1943.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fred J. Wamsley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Port Denison, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 27 records for Wamsley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Wamsley name in Canada City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Clara Wamsley

    Buried in 1989 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lorne Wamsley

    Buried in 1991 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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