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Household of John Ayres (born 1853, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Ayres and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ayres, born in 1853 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ayres, born in 1855 in Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1874 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England), George (born 1876 in Wing, Rutland, England), John (born 1878 in Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Willie (born 1880 in Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, W (born 1860 in Devon, England), John's Lodger, Charles (born 1865 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and John's Lodger, John (born 1861 in Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales).


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John Ayres's household

Male

John

Ayres

Head
Female

Eliza

Ayres

Wife
Male

Thomas

Ayres

Son
Male

George

Ayres

Son
Male

John

Ayres

Son
Male

Willie

Ayres

Son
Male

W

Dunstan

Lodger
Male

Charles

Smith

Lodger
Male

John

Smith

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Ayres
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ayres

Head

Married

28

1853

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza

Ayres

Wife

Married

26

1855

Glamorganshire, Wales

Thomas

Ayres

Son

Single

7

1874

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

George

Ayres

Son

Single

5

1876

Wing, Rutland, England

John

Ayres

Son

Single

3

1878

Widnes, Lancashire, England

Willie

Ayres

Son

Single

1

1880

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales

W

Dunstan

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Charles

Smith

Lodger

Single

16

1865

City of London, Middlesex, England

John

Smith

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

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