The Abbit Family History

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

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The Abbit Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abbit
1841 Census 7
1851 Census 2
1861 Census 4
1871 Census 1
1891 Census 2

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abbit Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Abbit 1 0 1 0 1
WILLIAM Abbit 3 0 0 0 1
ELIZABETH Abbit 1 0 0 0 0
HANNAH Abbit 1 0 0 0 0
JOSEPH Abbit 1 0 0 1 0
ANN Abbit 0 1 1 0 0
GEORGE Abbit 0 1 0 0 0
LUCY Abbit 0 0 1 0 0
THOMAS Abbit 0 0 1 0 0

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Abbit 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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