The Babb Family History

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The Babb Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Babb
1841 Census 634
1851 Census 622
1861 Census 688
1871 Census 787
1891 Census 896

Most Frequent Forenames for the Babb Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Babb 62 50 45 54 36
WILLIAM Babb 51 40 43 50 48
MARY Babb 68 37 33 37 29
ELIZABETH Babb 40 41 38 41 34
THOMAS Babb 33 31 28 35 30
GEORGE Babb 24 22 26 25 25
JAMES Babb 25 21 28 29 11
SARAH Babb 28 27 24 18 16
ANN Babb 26 21 20 19 10
ELIZA Babb 11 13 11 21 15
HENRY Babb 10 12 15 16 14
CHARLES Babb 9 11 10 13 19
JANE Babb 14 17 11 9 10
EMMA Babb 9 9 12 10 11
SAMUEL Babb 16 9 12 7 5
MARY ANN Babb 6 6 15 12 7
ELLEN Babb 4 8 12 7 12
JOSEPH Babb 12 6 7 9 7
CATHERINE Babb 8 11 9 8 3
RICHARD Babb 13 9 5 4 5

Etmology and History of the Surname: Babb

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Army Lists now available to view Online
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Regimental Standards and Cap Badges
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