The Ayer Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Ayer family.

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The Ayer Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Ayer
1841 Census7
1851 Census36
1861 Census47
1871 Census72
1881 Census79
1891 Census172
1901 Census166

Most Frequent Forenames for the Ayer Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Ayer 1 4 2 6 6 7 11
William Ayer 0 4 3 4 8 9 9
John Ayer 0 3 3 4 6 9 4
George Ayer 2 3 2 5 3 5 5
Thomas Ayer 0 4 1 5 2 4 3
James Ayer 0 1 0 2 7 5 3
Elizabeth Ayer 1 1 4 1 3 2 6
Sarah Ayer 1 1 2 5 3 4 1
Albert Ayer 0 0 0 2 1 8 4
Alice Ayer 0 0 2 2 2 3 3
Annie Ayer 0 0 0 0 3 6 4
Charles Ayer 0 0 1 0 2 3 7
Jane Ayer 0 0 2 2 4 2 2
Frederick Ayer 0 2 1 2 0 5 1
Ellen Ayer 0 0 1 4 1 2 2
Rose Ayer 0 0 0 0 1 4 4
Joseph Ayer 0 1 0 1 1 2 2
Florence Ayer 0 1 0 0 1 3 3
Alfred Ayer 0 1 4 0 0 3 0
Walter Ayer 0 0 2 0 4 1 0

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Ayer family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


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