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Household of John Ayerst (born 1812, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, 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.

John Ayerst and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ayerst, born in 1812 in Sutton Valence, Kent, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary S Ayerst, born in 1812 in Chatham, Kent, England. They had 3 grandchildren; John (born 1856 in Surrey, England), William E (born 1860 in Surrey, England) and Maude (born 1879 in Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Harriet Wood, born in 1833 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England.


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John Ayerst's household

Male

John

Ayerst

Head
Female

Mary S

Ayerst

Wife
Male

John

Ayerst

Grand Son
Male

William E

Ayerst

Grand Son
Female

Maude

Ayerst

Grand Daughter
Female

Harriet

Wood

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ayerst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Sutton Valence, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ayerst

Head

Married

69

1812

Sutton Valence, Kent, England

Mary S

Ayerst

Wife

Married

69

1812

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Ayerst

Grand Son

Single

25

1856

Surrey, England

William E

Ayerst

Grand Son

Single

21

1860

Surrey, England

Maude

Ayerst

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Surrey, England

Harriet

Wood

Servant

Widow

48

1833

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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