George Ayres was born in 1829 in Middlesex, England, the son of John Ayres, a builder.
In 1851 George was lodging at the "Horse Shoes"public house in Garston in the parish of Watford, Hertfordshire. [1]. IThe eldest daughter of the house Sarah would become his wife. Also in the house that night as visitors were Stephen Hunt and his new wife Mary. George had been a witness at their wedding the previous year. [2]
The 1851 census was taken on the night of 30 March, and a few days later John Vine died.
George married Sarah Vine just two months after the death of her father. They married at the parish church of St Pancras, Middlesex on 26 May 1851. [3]
George Ayres, full age, bachelor, Railway Policeman,
Residence Compton St., Father John Ayres, builder
Sarah Vine, full age, spinster, [no occupation given]
Residence Chads Row, father John Vine, Dead
By Banns, both parties signed the register
Witnesses: Frederick Brists [?] and M Buckridge [?]
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