Background
Benjamin Ayloffe was born in 1631. He was the younger son of Sir Benjamin Ayloffe and his second wife, Margaret the 5th daughter of Thomas Fanshawe.
Benjamin Ayloffe was born in 1631. He was the younger son of Sir Benjamin Ayloffe and his second wife, Margaret the 5th daughter of Thomas Fanshawe.
Ayloffe was a merchant in London, governor of the Russia Company from 1700, for the rest of his life. And was also active in local politics. He died with no surviving children on 5 March 1722, aged 91.