The Cable Family History

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

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The Cable Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Cable
1841 Census 900
1851 Census 951
1861 Census 974
1871 Census 1,060
1891 Census 1,583

Most Frequent Forenames for the Cable Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Cable 61 75 66 62 58
JOHN Cable 60 69 69 59 59
JAMES Cable 52 48 46 44 45
MARY Cable 75 49 30 33 36
GEORGE Cable 45 34 40 46 46
ELIZABETH Cable 50 44 33 41 40
SARAH Cable 37 39 35 27 30
THOMAS Cable 31 28 23 30 23
CHARLES Cable 23 22 23 35 31
HENRY Cable 24 23 20 19 39
ANN Cable 33 30 23 26 12
ROBERT Cable 29 30 22 18 16
JANE Cable 27 25 24 19 14
ELIZA Cable 18 19 17 24 18
EMMA Cable 15 14 20 20 23
MARY ANN Cable 9 24 27 17 14
EDWARD Cable 16 16 13 12 18
ELLEN Cable 4 10 14 18 27
HANNAH Cable 13 14 16 19 9
FREDERICK Cable 4 4 5 21 28

Etmology and History of the Surname: Cable

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

Your Family History Search

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


 


Probate Records - the only source of information before Parish Records
Once the maker of the will has died, his/her executor must have the will 'proved'. You can trace ancestors back even further using these records.

 

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.

 

TNA Launch New Site - Hidden BMDs 1567 to 1858
In the years before compulsory registration, you need to turn to parish records. This new website that has been launched by The National Archive allows you to search records from 1567 to 1858.

 

Daniel Albone in the 1861 Census
Daniel Albone is famous for inventing the Ivel tractor, and is said to have changed the world of agriculture. He can be found in the 1861 census at the age of only six months.