The Cables Family History

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The Cables Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Cables
1841 Census 4
1851 Census 10
1861 Census 4
1871 Census 6
1891 Census 16

Most Frequent Forenames for the Cables Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ALEXANDER Cables 0 0 0 0 1
ANDREW Cables 0 0 0 0 1
DAVID Cables 0 0 0 0 1
ELIZABETH Cables 1 2 0 0 1
EMMA Cables 0 0 0 0 1
GEORGE Cables 0 2 0 0 1
ISABELLA Cables 0 0 0 0 1
JAMES Cables 0 1 0 1 1
JOSEPH Cables 0 0 0 0 1
MARGARET Cables 0 0 0 0 1
MARGARET ANN Cables 0 0 0 0 1
MARTHA A Cables 0 0 0 0 1
MARY Cables 0 0 0 0 2
WILLIAM Cables 1 0 0 2 2
ANN Cables 1 0 0 0 0
JOHN Cables 1 1 0 0 0
CHARLES Cables 0 1 0 0 0
MARY ANN Cables 0 1 0 0 0
SARAH Cables 0 2 0 0 0
CATHERINE Cables 0 0 2 0 0

Etmology and History of the Surname: Cables

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