The Absalom Family History

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

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The Absalom Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Absalom
1841 Census7
1851 Census78
1861 Census126
1871 Census170
1881 Census286
1891 Census266
1901 Census431

Most Frequent Forenames for the Absalom Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Absalom 0 4 10 12 21 18 25
John Absalom 0 10 7 10 19 17 21
Mary Absalom 1 7 12 11 15 16 20
Elizabeth Absalom 1 3 4 4 14 16 17
James Absalom 0 4 9 6 11 7 9
Thomas Absalom 1 1 2 8 10 8 14
Henry Absalom 0 2 2 3 7 7 12
George Absalom 0 1 5 2 10 7 8
Sarah Absalom 0 3 3 3 6 8 9
Martha Absalom 1 4 1 5 7 5 6
David Absalom 1 1 3 1 3 6 12
Margaret Absalom 0 4 2 1 6 4 9
Charles Absalom 0 0 4 7 5 4 5
Ann Absalom 0 5 3 5 5 2 3
Joseph Absalom 0 0 1 5 6 3 7
Maria Absalom 0 0 1 5 8 2 3
Richard Absalom 1 1 2 2 4 3 6
Albert Absalom 0 0 1 1 4 4 8
Alice Absalom 0 0 0 1 1 6 9
Robert Absalom 0 1 2 1 2 2 7

Your Family History Search

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

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