The Abbell Family History

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

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The Abbell Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abbell
1841 Census 5
1851 Census 3
1861 Census 1
1871 Census 3
1891 Census 4

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abbell Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ELLEN Abbell 0 0 0 0 1
EMILY Abbell 0 0 0 0 1
GANETT Abbell 0 0 0 0 1
SARAH Abbell 1 0 0 0 1
GEORGE Abbell 1 0 0 0 0
JOSEPH Abbell 1 0 0 0 0
RICHARD Abbell 1 1 0 0 0
ROBERT Abbell 1 0 0 0 0
LYDIA Abbell 0 1 0 0 0
W Abbell 0 1 0 0 0
MARY ANN Abbell 0 0 1 0 0
AMELIA Abbell 0 0 0 1 0
CHARLOTTE Abbell 0 0 0 1 0
JAMES Abbell 0 0 0 1 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Abbell

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Abbell (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

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


 


The Census - What information can I find in each year?
A census was taken every 10 years from 1810, but were only useful to genealogists as of 1841.

 

Possible Pitfalls in Using the Census
Many people don't realise that the census page images we see are actually transcripts of the household census forms, the details were copied into the books by the enumerators.

 

Closure at the FRC
The Family Records Centre closes on the 31st October, and plans to move the entire record collection to The National Archives, Kew.

 

A Short History of Parish Records
Parish Registers were first ordered to be kept by Thomas Cromwell, Vicar General of King Henry VIII in 1538.