The Babidge Family History

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The Babidge Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Babidge
1841 Census 11
1851 Census 19
1861 Census 29
1871 Census 25
1891 Census 13

Most Frequent Forenames for the Babidge Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Babidge 2 4 2 1 1
ALICE Babidge 0 0 1 1 1
ANNIE C Babidge 0 0 0 0 1
ARTHUR H Babidge 0 0 0 0 1
EDITH SG Babidge 0 0 0 0 1
HENRY Babidge 0 1 1 0 1
MARK NG Babidge 0 0 0 0 1
MARY A Babidge 0 1 1 0 1
RICHARD Babidge 1 2 3 0 1
SAMUEL Babidge 0 0 1 1 1
SUSAN A Babidge 0 0 0 0 1
WALTER Babidge 0 0 0 0 1
WILLIAM A H Babidge 0 0 0 0 1
ELLEN Babidge 1 0 0 0 0
JESSE Babidge 2 0 0 0 0
MARIA Babidge 1 1 2 0 0
MARTHA Babidge 1 0 0 0 0
MARY ANN Babidge 1 0 0 0 0
ROBERT Babidge 1 0 0 0 0
THOMAS Babidge 1 0 0 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Babidge

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Babidge (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

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


 


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.

 

Shipping at Sea and in Ports Abroad
Details and information on ships at sea, in ports abroad and at home, including Hospital Ships from the 1861 census.

 

Encouraging the Wool Trade
In 1678 an act was passed making it compulsory for all corpses to be buried in a shroud made of wool only. This was to encourage the wool trade.

 

A Short History of Parish Records
Parish Registers were first ordered to be kept by Thomas Cromwell, Vicar General of King Henry VIII in 1538.