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Personal Details of John Ayres

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Buried:	07/03/1895

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Burial Register

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Memorial Details

	ILRO / Francis Fanny / the beloved wife of John AYRES / who died Jan. 17th. 1892 / aged 71 years./ “Happy soul, thy days are ended/ all thy mourning days below./ Go, by Angel guards attended / to the sight of Jesus. Co. !” / Also of John AYRES who died March 3rd. 1895 / aged 87 years./ “Asleep in Jesus, peaceful rest,/ who waking is supremely blessed”

Name on Memorial	John Ayres
Date of death	03/03/1895
Age	87
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Headstone
Construction Material	Granite
Condition of memorial	Reasonable, clear
Pattison Location Code	NCH 27
Others named on memorial
Frances Fanny Ayres

Cemetery accounts

This information is taken from the accounts ledgers of the Newbury Cemetery Company that originally ran and maintained the cemetery.
The Ledgers are held at the Berkshire Records Office.

Name at death	John Ayres
Date of burial	07/03/1895
Whence brought	Newbury
Where & how buried	Consecrated Private Grave
By whom buried	Reverend R Dunn
Account Entry	Book 02 - Page 083
Transcription comments	On FBMD

Accounts Entry for John Ayres
© Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

deaths - John Ayres

Source:	nwn
Article date:	07/03/1895
Copyright:
Transciption:	Newbury Weekly News Dated 7^th march 1895 AYRES – March 3, at Derby-road, Newbury, John Ayres, aged 87.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Biographical Information

The articles below contain information about John Ayres.

John Ayres c1812-1895

John Ayres

c1812-1895

John was baptised in 1812, in Uffington, Berkshire, the son of William and Anne Ayres (nee Harrord) who were married in 1799, in Uffington.

William and Jane also had the following children baptised in Uffington:

Jane, 1803

Ann, 1804

William, 1807

Sarah, 1808

Martha, 1813

Mary, 1815

Esther, 1817

Thomas, 1820

Richard, 1824

Phoebe, 1826

John married in 1839

Marriage details:

Place: St Nicolas Church, Newbury, Berkshire

Date: 20^th May 1839

Groom: John Ayers, full age, bachelor, occupation, Labourer, abode, Newbury

Bride: Fanny Foster, full age, spinster, abode, Newbury

Fathers: William Ayers, a Higgler and James Foster, a Sawyer

Witnesses: Daniel Challis and Ann Foster

(Fanny (aka Frances) was baptised on the 12^th May 1819, at St Nicolas Church, Newbury, Berkshire, the daughter of James and Fanny Foster (nee Chubb) who were married on the 1^st February 1802, at St Nicolas, Newbury).

John and Fanny had the following two sons baptised at St Nicolas, Newbury:

Thomas, 20^th October 1839

James, 26^th December 1841

The 1841 census records John Ayers (25) an Agricultural Labourer, living in Old Newtown Road, Newbury, with Fanny (20) and their son Thomas (2).

In 1851 John was mistakenly recorded as Thomas Ayres (38), an Agricultural Labourer, living in Bartholomew Street Newbury, with Fanny (34), Thomas (11) and James (9).

By 1861 both Thomas and James had left home. John Ayres (45) and Frances F. (42) were recorded living in The City, Newbury. John was still working as an Agricultural Labourer.

The 1871 census records John Ayres (59), (mistakenly recorded as James) as a Cow Keeper, he was still living in The City, with Fanny (51). Their grandson Thomas Ayres (7) was recorded living with them.

In 1881 John Ayres (68), a Dairyman and Frances (60) were recorded living in The City, Derby Road, Newbury.

The 1891 census records John Ayres (75), a Dairyman, Fanny (70) and their granddaughter Phoebe Ayres (14), living in Derby Road, Newbury.

Frances Fanny Ayres died on the 17^th January 1892. She was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery (as Frances Fanny) on the 21^st January.

John Ayres died on the 3^rd March 1895. He was laid to rest in the Newtown Road Cemetery with his wife Fanny on the 7^th March.

Newbury Weekly News

Dated 7^th March 1895

AYRES – March 3, at Derby-road, Newbury, John Ayres, aged 87.

Mrs P’s Page 77 Code NCh 27

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