The Abe Family History

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The Abe Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abe
1841 Census 6
1851 Census 13
1861 Census 11
1871 Census 24
1891 Census 8

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abe Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
CHARLES E Abe 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZABETH E Abe 0 0 0 0 1
EMILY E Abe 0 0 0 0 1
FLORENCE H Abe 0 0 0 0 1
FRANCES G Abe 0 0 0 0 1
KATE G Abe 0 0 0 1 1
LUCY Abe 0 0 0 0 1
THOMAS R Abe 0 0 0 0 1
ANN Abe 1 2 0 2 0
FRANCIS Abe 2 2 0 0 0
HARRIET Abe 1 1 1 0 0
OLIVEN Abe 1 0 0 0 0
OLIVIA Abe 1 1 1 0 0
ALBERT Abe 0 1 0 0 0
ALEXANDER W Abe 0 1 0 0 0
CATHERINE Abe 0 1 0 0 0
ELLEN M Abe 0 1 0 0 0
FREDERICK Abe 0 1 0 0 0
JANE Abe 0 1 0 0 0
LLENELEY Abe 0 1 0 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Abe

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Abe (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

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