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Household of Edward Ayerst (born 1843, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edward Ayerst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Ayerst, born in 1843 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Ayerst, born in 1847 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Edith (born 1873 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Kate (born 1875 in New Cross, Surrey, England), William (born 1877 in New Cross, Surrey, England) and Ernest (born 1879 in New Cross, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Niece, Lily Ayerst, born in 1876 in Old Kent Road, Surrey, England.


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Edward Ayerst's household

Male

Edward

Ayerst

Head
Female

Jane

Ayerst

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Ayerst

Daughter
Female

Edith

Ayerst

Daughter
Female

Kate

Ayerst

Daughter
Male

William

Ayerst

Son
Male

Ernest

Ayerst

Son
Female

Lily

Ayerst

Niece
First name(s) Edward
Last name Ayerst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Ayerst

Head

Married

38

1843

Southwark, Surrey, England

Jane

Ayerst

Wife

Married

34

1847

Southwark, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Ayerst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Edith

Ayerst

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Kate

Ayerst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

New Cross, Surrey, England

William

Ayerst

Son

Single

4

1877

New Cross, Surrey, England

Ernest

Ayerst

Son

Single

2

1879

New Cross, Surrey, England

Lily

Ayerst

Niece

Single

5

1876

Old Kent Road, Surrey, England

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