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Household of William Ayerst (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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.

William Ayerst and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ayerst, born in 1830 in , consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen S Ayerst, born in 1831 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1861 in India), George (born 1864 in East Indies), Charles E (born 1870 in Egerton, Kent, England), Mary (born 1872 in India) and Carl (born 1876 in India).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Eliza M (born 1834 in Germany), William's Servant, Fanny L (born 1853 in Durham, Durham, England), William's Servant, Martha E (born 1862 in Rochester, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, John (born 1864 in Snodland, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Ceailia (born 1861 in India).


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William Ayerst's household

Male

William

Ayerst

Head
Female

Ellen S

Ayerst

Wife
Female

Eliza M

Ayerst

Sister
Male

William

Ayerst

Son
Male

George

Ayerst

Son
Male

Charles E

Ayerst

Son
Female

Mary

Ayerst

Daughter
Male

Carl

Ayerst

Son
Female

Fanny L

Goodman

Servant
Female

Martha E

Sands

Servant
Male

John

Wording

Servant
Female

Ceailia

Armitage

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ayerst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Germany

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ayerst

Head

Married

51

1830

Germany

Ellen S

Ayerst

Wife

Married

50

1831

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Eliza M

Ayerst

Sister

-

47

1834

Germany

William

Ayerst

Son

Single

20

1861

India

George

Ayerst

Son

Single

17

1864

East Indies

Charles E

Ayerst

Son

Single

11

1870

Egerton, Kent, England

Mary

Ayerst

Daughter

Single

9

1872

India

Carl

Ayerst

Son

Single

5

1876

India

Fanny L

Goodman

Servant

-

28

1853

Durham, Durham, England

Martha E

Sands

Servant

Single

19

1862

Rochester, Middlesex, England

John

Wording

Servant

Single

17

1864

Snodland, Kent, England

Ceailia

Armitage

Servant

Single

20

1861

India

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