The Abdey Family History

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The Abdey Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abdey
1841 Census 18
1851 Census 30
1861 Census 21
1871 Census 35
1891 Census 62

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abdey Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Abdey 1 2 1 2 6
WILLIAM Abdey 1 3 2 2 1
ELIZABETH Abdey 2 3 1 1 1
ANN Abdey 2 2 1 1 0
HANNAH Abdey 1 1 1 1 1
AGNES Abdey 0 0 0 0 1
ALEXANDER Abdey 0 0 0 0 2
ALFRED Abdey 0 1 1 1 1
ALFRED W Abdey 0 0 0 0 1
ALICE Abdey 0 0 0 1 1
CATHERINE Abdey 1 0 0 0 1
CHARLES Abdey 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLOTTE Abdey 1 0 0 0 1
CHRISTIANA A Abdey 0 0 0 0 1
EDWARD Abdey 0 1 1 0 2
EDWIN Abdey 0 0 0 1 1
ELIZA Abdey 0 2 1 1 1
ELLEN Abdey 0 0 0 0 1
EMILY Abdey 0 0 0 0 1
EMMA H Abdey 0 0 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Abdey

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


 


Shipping at Sea and in Ports Abroad
Details and information on ships at sea, in ports abroad and at home, including Hospital Ships from the 1861 census.

 

Can gravestones tell you anything about your ancestry?
Monumental Inscriptions (the writing on gravestones) can tell you alot about an ancestor, but you'll probably find more information in a burial register or death record.

 

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.

 

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