The Abbotson Family History

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The Abbotson Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abbotson
1841 Census 53
1851 Census 45
1861 Census 36
1871 Census 49
1891 Census 48

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abbotson Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
CHARLES Abbotson 4 6 4 5 5
JOHN Abbotson 7 4 3 4 2
ELIZABETH Abbotson 3 4 3 3 1
MARY Abbotson 5 2 3 2 2
THOMAS Abbotson 3 2 3 4 1
ANN Abbotson 1 3 2 4 1
WILLIAM Abbotson 2 3 1 2 2
SARAH Abbotson 1 2 2 1 1
AGNES Abbotson 1 1 1 0 1
ALBERT Abbotson 0 0 0 0 1
ALICE Abbotson 0 0 0 1 1
ALICE M Abbotson 0 0 0 0 1
ANNE Abbotson 0 0 0 0 1
ANTHONY Abbotson 0 0 0 0 1
ARTHUR Abbotson 0 0 0 0 1
BETTY Abbotson 2 0 0 0 1
CAROLINE Abbotson 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLES JOHN Abbotson 0 0 0 0 1
EDITH Abbotson 0 0 0 0 2
EDITH ANN Abbotson 0 0 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Abbotson

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COMPLETE Census Coverage for England, Wales and the Channel Islands
Transcripts and Indexes for all counties in England, Wales, and the Channel Islands (including original images) for census years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, and 1891 now available on TheGenealogist.co.uk.