Samuel Aire (abt. 1755 - 1835)

Born about 1755 in Egloshayle, Cornwall, England

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Died 1835 at about age 80 in St Germans, Cornwall, England

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Biography

Samuel Ayres was baptized in Egloshayle,⁠^[1] in Cornwall, on 22 June 1755. He was the second child and eldest son of William Air (of Egloshayle) and Grace Worden, who were married in St Kew⁠^[2] on 15 February 1753.⁠^[3]

FamilySearch provide an image of the page of the Egloshayle register on which Samuel's baptism is recorded.⁠^[4] In fact the image shows two consecutive pages of the register; Samuel's baptism is on the first of these two, about halfway down. The same image also shows the baptisms of Samuel's sisters Grace (on 27 February 1754) and Anne (on 31 July 1757).

William and Grace also had a daughter named Mary and a son named William, both of whom were baptized in the parish of St Issey,⁠^[5] Mary on 27 May 1759 and William on 23 March 1761. Again FamilySearch provide an image showing the two consecutive pages on which these baptisms were recorded.⁠^[6] The surname was recorded as Airs when Mary was baptized, and as Aire when William was baptized.

St Issey and Egloshayle are quite close to each other, separated by the parish of St Breock,⁠^[7] which is about 5 kilometres across.

William Aire (the father) was buried in St Issey on 29 November 1761, and his daughter Mary was buried in St Issey on 21 December 1761.⁠^[8] A Grace Aire, presumably William's widow, had an illegitimate son named Thomas baptized in St Issey on 15 December 1765.⁠^[9]

Samuel Aire married Agnes Anstis in St Germans⁠^[10] on 29 November 1779.⁠^[11]

The main reason for believing that this Samuel Aire was the Samuel Ayres baptized in Egloshayle is that their seems to be a Worden connection. Worden was Samuel Ayres's mother's maiden surname, and Samuel Aire's marriage was witnessed by a Samuel Worden. Conjecturally this was the same Samuel Worden who witnessed the marriage of Grace Eyre (believed to be Samuel's sister) to Richard Pinch in St Kew on 26 July 1777.⁠^[12] Unfortunately we cannot compare the Samuel Worden signatures on the two marriage documents since it seems that no image of the original record of Samuel Aire's marriage is available.

It is also the case that two of the children of Samuel's presumed sister Elizabeth Pinch were baptized in St Germans (see Elizabeth's profile). Furthermore, a William Aire who looks to be a good match for Samuel's brother was married in St Germans,⁠^[13] and a Grace Aire who looks to be a good match for his mother was buried in St Germans.⁠^[14]

Samuel and Agnes seven children:

• Bernard Anstis Aire, baptized 6 September 1780,⁠^[15] buried 16 April 1787;⁠^[16]
• William Aire, baptized 23 June 1782;⁠^[17]
• Samuel Aire, baptized 31 May 1784;⁠^[18]
• Bernard Anstis Aire, baptized 6 January 1789;⁠^[19]
• Mary Grace Aire, baptized 23 January 1791;⁠^[20]
• George Hill Aire, baptized 20 May 1793;⁠^[21]
• Nancy Aire, baptized 16 September 1796.⁠^[22]

Samuel Aire was buried in St Germans on 10 June 1835.⁠^[23] At the time of his death he was living in Quethiock.⁠^[24]

Sources

1. ↑ Egloshayle: Wikipedia article.
2. ↑ St Kew: Wikipedia article.
3. ↑ Marriage of William Air and Grace Worden, 15 February 1753: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Kew > Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, 1680-1794 > image 126 of 200; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
4. ↑ Egloshayle baptisms from January 1754 to May 1758: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > Egloshayle > Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1731-1812 > image 12 of 64; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
5. ↑ St Issey: Wikipedia article.
6. ↑ St Issey baptisms from January 1759 to April 1761: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Issey > Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1728-1774 > image 16 of 140; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
7. ↑ St Breock: Wikipedia article.
8. ↑ St Issey burials, March 1757 to December 1762: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Issey > Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1728-1774 > image 131 of 140; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
9. ↑ St Issey baptisms January 1765 to November 1766: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images, (FamilySearch, 2 February 2018), Cornwall > St Issey > Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1728-1774 > image 19 of 140; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
10. ↑ St Germans: Wikipedia article.
11. ↑ Marriage of Samuel Aire and Agnes Anstis, 29 November 1779: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Germans > Marriage banns, marriages, 1590-1812 > image 76 of 107; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
12. ↑ Marriage of Richard Pinch and Grace Eyre: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Kew > Marriage banns, marriages, 1754-1890 > image 24 of 59; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
13. ↑ Marriage of William Aire and Mary Hocken, 13 April 1788: "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010" database with images (FamilySearch, 14 April 2015), Cornwall > St Germans > Marriage banns, marriages, 1590-1812 > image 90 of 107; Kresen Kernow, Redruth.
14. ↑ Burial of Grace Air, 21 November 1813 (age 80). Cornwall Online Parish Clerks database: Fred Hancock's transcriptions of St Germans burials.
15. ↑ Baptism of Bernard Anstis Aire, 6 September 1780: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" database (FamilySearch, 21 March 2020).
16. ↑ Burial of Bernard Anstis Aire, 16 April 1787 (age 6). Cornwall Online Parish Clerks database: Fred Hancock's transcriptions of St Germans burials.
17. ↑ Baptism of William Aire, 23 June 1782: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" database (FamilySearch, 21 March 2020).
18. ↑ Baptims of Samuel Aire, 31 May 1784: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" database (FamilySearch, 21 March 2020).
19. ↑ Baptism of Bernard Anstis Aire, 6 January 1789: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" database (FamilySearch, 21 March 2020).
20. ↑ Baptism of Mary Grace Aire, 23 January 1791: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" database (FamilySearch, 21 March 2020).
21. ↑ Baptism of George Hill Aire, 20 May 1793: "England Births and Christenings 1538-1975" database (FamilySearch, 21 March 2020).
22. ↑ Baptism of Nancy Aire, 16 September 1796: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" database (FamilySearch, 21 March 2020).
23. ↑ Burial of Samuel Aire, 10 June 1835 (age 80). Cornwall Online Parish Clerks database: Fred Hancock's transcriptions of St Germans burials.
24. ↑ Quethiock: Wikipedia article.

See also:

Samuel Aire's profile in FamilyTree on FamilySearch.org