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Household of James Ayres (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

James Ayres and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Ayres, born in 1840 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha M Ayres, born in 1836 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Ellen M (born 1870 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), James J (born 1871 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Henry T (born 1873 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), William J (born 1876 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Martha E (born 1879 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Susan (born 1813 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and James's Apprentice, William R (born 1865 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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James Ayres's household

Male

James

Ayres

Head
Female

Martha M

Ayres

Wife
Female

Ellen M

Ayres

Daughter
Male

James J

Ayres

Son
Male

Henry T

Ayres

Son
Male

William J

Ayres

Son
Female

Martha E

Ayres

Daughter
Female

Susan

Smith

Mother In Law
Male

William R

Howell

Apprentice
First name(s) James
Last name Ayres
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Ayres

Head

Married

41

1840

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Martha M

Ayres

Wife

Married

45

1836

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Ellen M

Ayres

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

James J

Ayres

Son

Single

10

1871

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Henry T

Ayres

Son

Single

8

1873

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

William J

Ayres

Son

Single

5

1876

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Martha E

Ayres

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Susan

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

William R

Howell

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Islington, Middlesex, England

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