The Able Family History

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

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The Able Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Able
1841 Census39
1851 Census123
1861 Census269
1871 Census298
1881 Census432
1891 Census426
1901 Census380

Most Frequent Forenames for the Able Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Able 3 9 19 22 35 22 18
Mary Able 5 14 25 29 23 14 15
John Able 2 10 20 15 16 20 25
George Able 3 9 13 16 25 21 17
Elizabeth Able 1 4 19 15 19 15 9
Sarah Able 1 7 13 12 10 15 9
Thomas Able 3 7 11 6 12 15 11
Henry Able 0 3 8 9 15 10 9
James Able 1 4 11 8 10 10 8
Charles Able 2 3 6 11 12 5 8
Robert Able 1 1 4 7 10 14 5
Alice Able 0 1 4 6 11 10 10
Frederick Able 1 2 4 7 5 6 11
Ann Able 2 7 7 5 8 4 0
Ellen Able 0 1 5 5 5 11 6
Annie Able 0 1 0 3 11 10 7
Edward Able 1 3 3 7 6 6 3
Jane Able 0 2 8 2 7 3 5
Eliza Able 2 3 3 6 6 5 2
Emily Able 0 0 4 6 9 3 5

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Able 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: Able

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