The Mabb Family History

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

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The Mabb Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Mabb
1841 Census 120
1851 Census 142
1861 Census 213
1871 Census 181
1891 Census 241

Most Frequent Forenames for the Mabb Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Mabb 9 9 20 11 10
MARY Mabb 12 9 13 8 11
JOHN Mabb 12 11 10 8 10
SARAH Mabb 6 11 13 8 4
GEORGE Mabb 3 8 10 7 10
ELIZABETH Mabb 7 7 7 9 4
JAMES Mabb 6 6 13 6 2
JOSEPH Mabb 7 7 10 7 2
ELIZA Mabb 1 4 7 4 3
JANE Mabb 6 4 4 3 2
ALFRED Mabb 1 3 1 4 6
CHARLES Mabb 2 1 2 2 7
MARTHA Mabb 4 3 3 2 2
RICHARD Mabb 4 2 1 2 1
EDWARD Mabb 2 2 2 4 0
MARGARET Mabb 1 1 2 1 1
ADA Mabb 0 0 0 0 1
ADELAIDE Mabb 0 0 0 0 1
AGNES A Mabb 0 0 0 0 1
AGNES E Mabb 0 0 0 0 1

Etmology and History of the Surname: Mabb

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

Your Family History Search

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


 


What are BMDs?
'BMD' stands for Births, Marriages and Deaths records kept by the General Register Office (GRO) of England and Wales, part of the National Office of Statistics (NOS).

 

Record the birth of a child, or pay a fine!
In 1696 an order was passed that a fine of 2 pounds was to be imposed on all who did not report the birth of a child to the vicar within 5 days.

 

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.

 

Case Study: Lawrence Oates
Lawrence Edward Grace Oates saw military service during the Second Boer War, as an officer in the dragoons. He can be found the the 1900 Army List.