The Abel Family History

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

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The Abel Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abel
1841 Census41
1851 Census296
1861 Census483
1871 Census915
1881 Census1257
1891 Census1751
1901 Census2089

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abel Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Abel 4 21 38 63 92 122 119
John Abel 4 18 24 64 70 88 85
Mary Abel 2 21 25 54 67 78 88
George Abel 1 15 26 38 52 64 78
Thomas Abel 2 15 17 39 48 62 62
Elizabeth Abel 1 16 17 35 47 64 60
Sarah Abel 2 12 27 35 36 39 40
James Abel 0 12 9 25 33 46 40
Henry Abel 0 7 20 21 33 31 38
Robert Abel 1 10 11 20 22 27 43
Alice Abel 0 2 5 14 26 39 48
Charles Abel 0 4 6 16 22 39 37
Annie Abel 0 1 2 12 26 31 46
Jane Abel 0 7 11 15 24 30 28
Frederick Abel 0 5 9 13 20 30 36
Ellen Abel 2 2 10 20 20 27 27
Emma Abel 1 6 10 18 21 25 21
Ann Abel 3 11 13 23 13 19 12
Emily Abel 0 3 6 13 19 27 21
Alfred Abel 0 4 7 16 15 23 21

Your Family History Search

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