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The earliest occurrence of the Abe surname in our family history documents is from 1540, and we currently have 10,119 records where Abe appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
3 Abes were recorded as clerks in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Abes were most likely to live in Yorkshire.
It seems all Abes were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
1 Abe served in the First World War.
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