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| Name: | James Henry Ayerst |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | John William Ayerst (1848-1902) |
| Mother: | Julia Smith (c. 1848-1888) |
| Birth | 14 Aug 1878 | Deptford, Kent |
| Birth fact | 1878 (age 0) | GRO Reference: 1878 S Quarter in GREENWICH Volume 01D Page 933 |
| Census | 1881 (age 2-3) | Living with parents |
| Baptism | 3 Sep 1884 (age 6) | Rotherhithe, Surrey |
| Census | 1891 (age 12-13) | Living with father |
| Census | 1911 (age 32-33) | Able Seaman, HMS Foresight, Grimsby |
| Residence | 1940 (age 61-62) | 52 Anchor Street, Bermondsey |
| Death | 31 Dec 1940 (age 62) | At sea on board SS Llanstephan Castle |