The Ayre Family History

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

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The Ayre Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Ayre
1841 Census54
1851 Census306
1861 Census615
1871 Census1021
1881 Census1289
1891 Census1416
1901 Census1934

Most Frequent Forenames for the Ayre Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
John Ayre 5 24 50 80 100 89 113
Mary Ayre 2 26 60 81 92 91 111
William Ayre 8 27 46 70 78 74 115
Elizabeth Ayre 0 17 36 53 60 61 74
George Ayre 0 7 27 43 56 61 73
Thomas Ayre 4 17 26 39 54 49 72
Sarah Ayre 2 10 20 35 39 42 42
Charles Ayre 0 11 22 32 27 31 41
James Ayre 4 10 15 29 27 32 35
Joseph Ayre 2 9 15 18 29 35 38
Jane Ayre 0 11 20 25 33 26 25
Margaret Ayre 0 9 16 29 30 16 35
Robert Ayre 1 6 14 21 24 24 44
Annie Ayre 0 0 1 7 21 34 46
Ann Ayre 5 9 14 23 18 12 19
Henry Ayre 2 5 14 16 22 19 20
Alice Ayre 0 5 6 13 22 27 25
Frederick Ayre 1 2 6 13 18 27 31
Richard Ayre 1 7 9 13 17 19 24
Ellen Ayre 3 2 8 9 13 20 26

Your Family History Search

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


Etymology and History of the Surname: Ayre

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