All these directories have sections covering Ayton. The Ayton sections have been extracted and are accessible.
• Berwick upon Tweed Directory 1806.
• Rutherfords Southern Counties Register 1866.
• The Berwickshire Advertiser directories for 1932, 1935 and 1939.
• Slaters Post Office Directories 1825, 1837, 1843, 1861, 1868, 1878, 1886, and 1903