The Abb Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Abb family.

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The Abb Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abb
1841 Census 5
1851 Census 3
1861 Census 2
1871 Census 1
1891 Census 7

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abb Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
CALEB Abb 0 0 0 0 1
EDITH Abb 0 0 0 0 1
FRANCES Abb 0 0 0 0 1
HENRY Abb 0 0 0 0 1
MARGARET Abb 1 0 0 0 1
MARY Abb 0 1 0 0 2
ELIZABETH Abb 1 0 0 0 0
GEORGE Abb 1 0 0 0 0
JANE Abb 1 0 0 0 0
JOHN Abb 1 0 0 0 0
LOUISA Abb 0 1 0 0 0
THOMAS Abb 0 1 0 0 0
SAMUEL Abb 0 0 1 0 0
SARAH Abb 0 0 1 0 0
MABEL Abb 0 0 0 1 0

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Abb family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


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