Ayers, John, b. 1738.
Biographical Note: John Ayers (b. 1738) was a customs official (1760-1792) at the port of Stockton (now Stockton-on-Tees), Durham County, England.
He served as a prize master of captured ships (1758) and also as a coal meter before entering the customs service. He was a freemason and also wrote poetry. He was married to Jane Fawcett in 1770.
From the description of John Ayers papers, 1761-1802. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 48394080
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| creatorOf | Ayers, John, b. 1738. John Ayers papers, 1761-1802. | Johns Hopkins University, Sheridan Libraries and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library |
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| associatedWith | Ayers, Jane Fawcett. | person |
| associatedWith | Bellamy, George Anne, 1731?-1788. | person |
| associatedWith | Craster, George, 1734-1772. | person |
| associatedWith | Garrick, David, 1717-1779. | person |
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| Yorkshire (England : County) | |||
| Northumberland (England : County) | |||
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| Durham (England : County) | |||
| London (England) | |||
| Stockton-on-Tees (England) | |||
| Great Britain | |||
| Middlesex (England : County) |
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| Theater |
| Coal trade |
| Coastwise shipping |
| Contraband of war |
| Customs administration |
| English poetry |
| Poets, English |
| Quacks and quackery |
| Smuggling |
| Wit and humor in medicine |
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| Poets, English |
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Birth 1738
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