The Ayerst Family History

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The Ayerst Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Ayerst
1841 Census 50
1851 Census 67
1861 Census 58
1871 Census 57
1891 Census 83

Most Frequent Forenames for the Ayerst Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
JOHN Ayerst 6 4 3 2 7
ELIZABETH Ayerst 6 5 5 2 2
THOMAS Ayerst 8 3 4 2 1
MARY Ayerst 5 3 3 3 1
WILLIAM Ayerst 1 2 2 5 5
JAMES Ayerst 2 1 3 1 2
FRANCIS Ayerst 4 1 1 2 0
SARAH Ayerst 2 2 1 1 1
CHARLOTTE Ayerst 1 2 1 1 0
ADA Ayerst 0 0 0 0 2
ALFRED Ayerst 0 0 0 0 1
ALICE MARY Ayerst 0 0 0 0 1
ANNIE Ayerst 0 0 0 0 1
ARTHUR Ayerst 0 0 0 0 1
BASSIE H Ayerst 0 0 0 0 1
CATHERINE Ayerst 0 0 0 0 1
CECIL F Ayerst 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLES Ayerst 0 0 0 2 1
CHARLES E Ayerst 0 0 0 0 1
EDWARD Ayerst 0 1 0 2 1

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