Hello list, Would love to hear from anyone with a connection to my AYRES family, which might include AYERS in Australia. Farthest back I’ve traced are William AYERS (b.c1785) and Elizabeth (maybe BREAKS/BRAKES??), married before 1841 Children of William and Elizabeth AYERS are William AYERS, b. 1813, d. 1870, Portsea (see below* for children) John Breaks AYERS, b. 1815, Portsea, d. after 1901 marr. Ann, b. 1822, Freston, Suffolk, d. 1868 no children Elizabeth AYERS, b. 1818, Portsea marries Charles ELLIS in 1842, children Elizabeth (b.1844), Charles (b. 1848) ELLIS family lived in Greenwich, Charels is “convict keeper” ? Henry AYERS, b.1821, Portsea ? Frances AYERS, b.1823, Portsea *William & Elizabeth’s son William AYERS (b. 1813) married Elizabeth Baker Quantick PINKARD (c1814-1867) on 16 July 1835, Gosport, Holy Trinity [Elizbaeth PINKARD’s parents are Simeon PINKARD (c1786-1855) and Betty (maybe BAKER or QUANTICK??) (c1791-1851). Elizabeth had a brother Alfred (1817-1870) who doesn’t seem to have married.] Children of William AYERS and Elizabeth PINKARD are Mary Ann AYERS, b. 1836, Portsea marr. Alfred William HODGES, 1857 my grt-grt grandparents William Henry AYERS, b. 1838, Portsea John AYERS, b. 1839/40, Portsea marr. Louisa A. HAWKINS 1862, 9 children, moved to Cambridge Alfred AYERS, b. 1843, Portsea, d. 1858? Elizabeth Fanny AYERS, b. 1846, Portsea Louisa Jane AYERS, b. 1849, Portsea Robert Breaks AYERS, b. 1851, Portsea Ellen Edith AYERS, b. 1853, Portsea marr. John Richard BISHOPP in 1881, 8 children, moved to Tunbridge Wells, Kent Harry AYERS, b. 1855, Portsea Frank AYERS, b. 1857, Portsea marr. Ellen L. SADLER in 1889 My grandfather remembered Harry AYERS as having “gone to Australia and gotten knighted for something .“ The “gone to Australia” part could be true, as Harry is not in the British census records for 1891 and his brother Frank is gone in 1901. I haven’t started trying to trace that branch yet. I’d love to hear from anyone who might have links to any of these folks. Pam Perryman Eugene, Oregon, USA also looking for connections to CLUETT, HODGES, PERRYMAN in the Portsea area.