The Abb Family History

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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

Etmology and History of the Surname: Abb

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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


 


Lord Hardwick's Marriage Act
This Act enforced a separate marriage register which was later pre-printed and had spaces for witnesses, the signature of the bride and groom, the condition and parish of the bride and groom and the signature of the minister.

 

The Bronte Sisters in the Yorkshire 1841 Census
The three Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne - grew up with their brother Branwell in Parsonage House in Haworth, Yorkshire. They can be found in the 1841 Census.

 

GENfair's New Owners
S&N Genealogy Supplies are now running GENfair on behalf of the Federation of Family History Societies.

 

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