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Household of Joseph Ayer (born 1829, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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.

Joseph Ayer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ayer, born in 1829 in Benton, Durham, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary A Ayer, born in 1833 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Pittington, Durham, England), Mary (born 1866 in Page Bank, Durham, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Sunny Brow, Durham, England) and James (born 1878 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, William Smith, born in 1862 in Durham, Durham, England.


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Joseph Ayer's household

Male

Joseph

Ayer

Head
Female

Mary A

Ayer

Wife
Male

John

Ayer

Son
Female

Mary

Ayer

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Ayer

Son
Male

James

Ayer

Son
Male

William

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ayer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Benton, Durham, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ayer

Head

Married

52

1829

Benton, Durham, England

Mary A

Ayer

Wife

Married

48

1833

Durham, England

John

Ayer

Son

Single

19

1862

Pittington, Durham, England

Mary

Ayer

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Page Bank, Durham, England

Joseph

Ayer

Son

Single

8

1873

Sunny Brow, Durham, England

James

Ayer

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

William

Smith

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Durham, Durham, England

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