The Abell Family History

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

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The Abell Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Abell
1841 Census22
1851 Census227
1861 Census315
1871 Census505
1881 Census700
1891 Census760
1901 Census975

Most Frequent Forenames for the Abell Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Abell 1 17 25 33 52 49 62
John Abell 3 8 29 39 50 43 57
Mary Abell 0 19 22 33 50 49 41
Thomas Abell 1 10 20 29 29 27 31
Elizabeth Abell 2 7 16 23 29 30 29
Sarah Abell 2 8 18 24 22 23 29
George Abell 0 11 14 17 25 22 35
Henry Abell 0 10 10 16 21 16 17
Annie Abell 0 2 2 10 19 27 26
James Abell 1 8 10 5 13 11 15
Arthur Abell 0 2 7 11 10 14 16
Joseph Abell 0 5 7 10 7 15 15
Charles Abell 1 7 4 8 9 13 16
Richard Abell 1 4 5 8 12 15 14
Ann Abell 3 12 8 14 9 4 8
Alice Abell 0 1 4 11 12 16 13
Jane Abell 0 12 5 8 9 8 12
Emma Abell 0 2 6 12 11 8 12
Eliza Abell 1 2 9 8 13 9 9
Alfred Abell 0 0 5 8 9 14 14

Your Family History Search

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


Etymology and History of the Surname: Abell

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Case Study: Lawrence Oates
Lawrence Edward Grace Oates saw military service during the Second Boer War, as an officer in the dragoons. He can be found the the 1900 Army List.

 

Naval Service
Navy Lists contains additional information beyond naval officers and the dates of their seniority, which takes the careers of some back into the late eighteenth century.

 

Possible Pitfalls in Using the Census
Many people don't realise that the census page images we see are actually transcripts of the household census forms, the details were copied into the books by the enumerators.

 

Anatomy of the Census Page
Not every piece of information is obvious to the casual observer, so to make sure that you extract every useful piece of information from the census page.