The Abby Family History

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

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The Abby Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abby
1841 Census3
1851 Census18
1861 Census57
1871 Census88
1881 Census95
1891 Census81
1901 Census73

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abby Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Abby 0 1 6 12 8 4 3
John Abby 0 1 5 4 9 6 4
William Abby 0 4 4 7 1 6 7
Sarah Abby 1 1 4 3 4 5 5
George Abby 0 0 2 8 6 4 1
Elizabeth Abby 1 2 3 4 4 2 2
Thomas Abby 0 3 3 4 3 1 1
Emma Abby 0 1 2 3 4 2 1
Henry Abby 0 0 2 1 4 2 2
Charles Abby 0 0 2 3 3 1 0
Robert Abby 0 0 1 2 2 2 2
Albert Abby 0 0 0 1 0 4 2
Annie Abby 0 0 0 1 0 3 4
Ann Abby 0 0 4 0 2 0 1
James Abby 0 0 0 0 2 1 4
Edward Abby 0 2 0 1 3 0 0
Eliza Abby 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Emily Abby 0 0 1 1 2 1 1
Hannah Abby 0 0 0 2 2 1 1
Jane Abby 0 1 1 1 0 2 1

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Abby family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


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