The Abbs Family History

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The Abbs Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abbs
1841 Census 323
1851 Census 413
1861 Census 399
1871 Census 534
1891 Census 657

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abbs Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ELIZABETH Abbs 21 22 20 27 24
WILLIAM Abbs 19 22 17 26 29
JAMES Abbs 17 25 16 25 16
JOHN Abbs 18 23 19 21 17
MARY Abbs 31 16 20 12 3
SARAH Abbs 18 21 12 10 7
ANN Abbs 9 15 11 16 8
THOMAS Abbs 10 12 10 15 9
ROBERT Abbs 12 9 10 11 12
GEORGE Abbs 10 7 8 11 14
MARY ANN Abbs 5 16 8 11 9
RICHARD Abbs 5 12 7 7 7
CHARLOTTE Abbs 4 5 9 7 8
ELIZA Abbs 4 5 7 9 8
EMMA Abbs 4 6 5 6 12
HENRY Abbs 5 9 7 9 2
CHARLES Abbs 1 5 4 11 10
MARTHA Abbs 6 6 4 7 5
MARGARET Abbs 2 2 7 6 9
JANE Abbs 3 4 6 7 5

Etmology and History of the Surname: Abbs

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Your Family History Search

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


 


Army Lists now available to view Online
TheGenealogist.co.uk has now added Army Lists to their ever-expanding records for their users to search. Includes the volumes: 1806, 1842, 1863, 1881, 1904, 1915 and 1920.

 

Daniel Albone in the 1861 Census
Daniel Albone is famous for inventing the Ivel tractor, and is said to have changed the world of agriculture. He can be found in the 1861 census at the age of only six months.

 

Encouraging the Wool Trade
In 1678 an act was passed making it compulsory for all corpses to be buried in a shroud made of wool only. This was to encourage the wool trade.

 

Tracing a Military Ancestor
Records of army officers were kept as early as 1702. So if you are searching for a particluar army list you know has some vital information that you need for your research, there are many products to choose from.