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Ayrshire in the 1881 Census

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Surnames starting with A

In the 1881 Census for ayrshire, there were 7887 people with surnames starting with 'A' in ayrshire in 1881. The most common occupations for people in ayrshire in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. The most common surnames beginning with 'A' in ayrshire in 1881 were Anderson, Allan, Alexander, Aitken, Andrew, Aird, Auld, Armour, Armstrong and Allison. People with the most common surnames in ayrshire in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of John, James, William, Robert, Mary, Margaret, Jane, Janet, Agnes or Elizabeth.

Most common surnames beginning with 'A' in ayrshire in 1881:

Aaron households

Abbot households

Abbott households

Abernethy households

Acton households

Adair households

Adam households

Adams households

Adams Sr households

Adamson households

Adare households

Addie households

Addis households

Adelaid households

Adlam households

Adnderson households

Adrain households

Affeck households

Affect households

Affleck households

Affleott households

Agilvie households

Agnew households

Aiken households

Aikman households

Ainslie households

Ainsworth households

Aird households

Aird Jr households

Airlie households

Aitcheson households

Aitchison households

Aitken households

Aitkinson households

Aiton households

Alcorn households

Alden households

Alderdice households

Alean households

Alexander households

There were 673 people with this surname in Ayrshire in 1881. The most common occupations for people with the surname Alexander in Ayrshire in 1881 were Scholar for women and Scholar for men. People with the surname Alexander in Ayrshire in 1881 were most likely to have the first names of John, William, James, Robert, Mary, Margaret, Agnes, Jane, Hugh or Elizabeth.

Head of Household

--

Date of Birth

1807

Address

Eglinton Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Agnes

Date of Birth

1859

Address

Chapelwell Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Agnes

Date of Birth

1821

Address

Hill Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Agnes N

Date of Birth

1819

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Alex

Date of Birth

1850

Address

Londoun Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Alexander

Date of Birth

1849

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Alexander

Date of Birth

1840

Address

Old Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Alexander

Date of Birth

1834

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

Amelia

Date of Birth

1811

Address

Montgomerie Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Andrew

Date of Birth

1851

Address

Peebles Street Newton

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Andrew

Date of Birth

1850

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Andrew

Date of Birth

1847

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Andrew

Date of Birth

1846

Address

High Street

People in the house

11

Head of Household

Annie

Date of Birth

1819

Address

East Shaw Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Archibald

Date of Birth

1813

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Charles

Date of Birth

1826

Address

Glasgow Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Christina

Date of Birth

1816

Address

High Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

David

Date of Birth

1832

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

David

Date of Birth

1838

Address

Union Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

David

Date of Birth

1806

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

David

Date of Birth

1858

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

David

Date of Birth

1857

Address

New Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

David

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Bridgend Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1821

Address

--

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Elizabeth

Date of Birth

1821

Address

Burns Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Frederick

Date of Birth

1838

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Gabriel

Date of Birth

1850

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1833

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

George

Date of Birth

1807

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Giblet

Date of Birth

1830

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Gilbert

Date of Birth

1834

Address

Templand Road

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Gilbert

Date of Birth

1837

Address

Main Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Gilbert

Date of Birth

1823

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Hector

Date of Birth

1847

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Helen

Date of Birth

1836

Address

Main Street Newton

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Henry

Date of Birth

1831

Address

--

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Hugh

Date of Birth

1847

Address

Main Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Hugh

Date of Birth

1833

Address

--

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Hugh

Date of Birth

1856

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Hugh

Date of Birth

1832

Address

Titchfield Street

People in the house

10

Head of Household

Hugh

Date of Birth

1813

Address

Bank Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Hugh

Date of Birth

1821

Address

St Andrews Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Hugh

Date of Birth

1854

Address

Main Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Hugh

Date of Birth

1827

Address

New Street

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Hugh

Date of Birth

1812

Address

Burns Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1811

Address

Vernon Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1848

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1829

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

10

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1822

Address

Main Street Newton

People in the house

6

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1846

Address

Main Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1797

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1832

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1860

Address

High Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1834

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1859

Address

Titchfield Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1861

Address

Duke Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1824

Address

Douglas Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1814

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1850

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

James

Date of Birth

1860

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Jane

Date of Birth

1832

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Jane

Date of Birth

1811

Address

--

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Jane

Date of Birth

1857

Address

Dalgain Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Jane

Date of Birth

1833

Address

Bridgend Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Janet

Date of Birth

1806

Address

--

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Janet

Date of Birth

1799

Address

Garden Street

People in the house

0

Head of Household

Jean

Date of Birth

1803

Address

Courthill Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Jessie

Date of Birth

1841

Address

Boyd Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1847

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1855

Address

Harbour Lane

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1816

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1840

Address

Harbour Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1834

Address

Main Street Newton

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1811

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1825

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1854

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1844

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1823

Address

Main Street

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1848

Address

--

People in the house

8

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1842

Address

--

People in the house

13

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1827

Address

Londoun Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1831

Address

Kirkland Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1825

Address

New Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1853

Address

Harbour Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

John

Date of Birth

1808

Address

Lainshaw Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Lily

Date of Birth

1811

Address

--

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Margaret

Date of Birth

1845

Address

Glasgow Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Martha

Date of Birth

1810

Address

Main Street

People in the house

1

Head of Household

Mary

Date of Birth

1836

Address

Glasgow Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Matthew

Date of Birth

1831

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Peter

Date of Birth

1802

Address

Main Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Rachel

Date of Birth

1826

Address

Russell Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1832

Address

Wallace Street

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1815

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1841

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1841

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1821

Address

West Shaw Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1825

Address

--

People in the house

12

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1823

Address

Grey Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1855

Address

--

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1856

Address

Dalgain Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1839

Address

Dunlop Street

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Robert

Date of Birth

1839

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Lynne Street

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1843

Address

Douglas Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1841

Address

St Cuthbert Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

Samuel

Date of Birth

1845

Address

Boglemart Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

Stephen

Date of Birth

1844

Address

Dundonald Road

People in the house

5

Head of Household

Susan

Date of Birth

1817

Address

High Street

People in the house

2

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1818

Address

Knockushion Street

People in the house

9

Head of Household

Thomas

Date of Birth

1837

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1855

Address

Barr Lane

People in the house

5

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1827

Address

Main Street Newton

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1847

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1808

Address

John Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1848

Address

Lynne Street

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1830

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1847

Address

--

People in the house

6

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1815

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1844

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1846

Address

Titchfield Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1849

Address

Grange Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1827

Address

Boyd Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1851

Address

Prestwick Road

People in the house

6

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1821

Address

St Cuthbert Street

People in the house

6

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1843

Address

St Cuthbert Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1844

Address

--

People in the house

4

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1835

Address

--

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1848

Address

New Street

People in the house

7

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1841

Address

Quay Street

People in the house

3

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1836

Address

Lainshaw Street

People in the house

5

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1832

Address

High Glencairn Street

People in the house

9

Head of Household

William

Date of Birth

1852

Address

--

People in the house

5

Alexander Jr households

Alison households

Allace households

Allan households

Allan Or Ferguson households

Allardia households

Allardice households

Allardyce households

Allen households

Allerdice households