1841 Lookup request - AYRES Leatherhead

[Jenny Wood]

Hi,

I'm looking for

WILLIAM AYRES head b abt 1777 Kidlington Oxford Labourer
HANNAH AYRES wife b ? d bef 1851
WILLIAM AYRES son b 1823 Great Bookham Surrey
CHARLES AYRES son b 1826 Caterham Surrey
JOHN AYRES son b 1828
ELIZA AYRES dau b 1833
DAVID AYRES son b 1834 Leatherhead Surrey

I'm hoping they are still in Leatherhead.

In the 1851 census Hannah is dead, and Charles, William and William are in Dorking.  I don't have Charles (my relative) in the 1861 Census but do in the subsequent Census.

I'm also looking for

HENRY ROBERTS head b 1803 - d?1841 Leatherhead Surrey
MARTHA ROBERTS wife b 1801 West Moseley Surrey
ANN ROBERTS dau b 1824 Leatherhead Surrey
GEORGE ROBERTS son b 1827 Leatherhead Surrey
JOHN ROBERTS son b 1829 Leatherhead Surrey
MARTHA ROBERTS dau b 1831 Leatherhead Surrey
ELIZABETH ROBERTS dau b 1835 Leatherhead Surrey
CAROLINE  ROBERTS dau b 1837 Leatherhead Surrey
HENRY ROBERTS son b 1839 Leatherhead Surrey

Thanks in advance.

Jenny

[puccini]

Hi Jenny

The Surrey Burial Index definitely has a Henry Roberts buried in Leatherhead in 1841, aged 37. Unfortunately it only gives the year, not the actual date.

Found then in 1841 census:

HO107/1070/12 page 26
Leatherhead Common

Henry Roberts, 37, Bricklayer
Martha, 36
Ann, 15
George, 15
John, 13
Martha, 11
Elizabeth, 8
Caroline, 5
Henry, 1

Also living with them were :
John Roberts, 70, Bricklayer
Ann Roberts, 80

Assume these were Henry's parents?
NB there was a John Roberts buried in Leatherhead in 1843, aged 75 (bear in mind that ages were supposedly rounded down in the 1841 census to the nearest multiple of 5 years, so John could have been anywhere between 70 and 74.). No entry for Ann.

As regards Ayres I found the following:

William, 45
William, 15
David, 5

and living elsewhere in Leatherhead:
Charles, 15

Also found Hannah Ayres buried in Leatherhead on 16th Feb 1840, aged 40.

This doesn't tie in with William born 1777 in Oxfordshire as it is stated "born in county (ie Surrey), and indicates a d.o.b of around 1791-1796, but some of the children and their ages do fit in.

Anyway, hope this helps!!

Best wishes
Stuart

[Jenny Wood]

Absolutely fantastic Stuart.  Thank you ever so much.

The Roberts are definitely mine.  I'll check the Ayres with a bit more detail but on cursory glance they look good with a few anomolies.

I can't thank you enough for your help.

 

Jenny

[Jenny Wood]

Had a look at the Ayres and they seem to fit except for the father. I wonder if the William Ayres (b1777 in Oxford) I have in the 1851 census with William b abt 1823 is actually the grandfather and the one in the 1841 is the father who dies or moves on before 1851...  Will need further thought.

Thanks again.

Jenny.