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Household of Bennett Sewell (born 1842, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, Durham, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Bennett Sewell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bennett Sewell, born in 1842 in Durham, Durham, consisted of 9 members. Bennett was the head of the household, married to Mary Sewell, born in 1845 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 6 children; John A (born 1867 in Durham, Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Durham, Durham, England), Jane (born 1872 in Durham, Durham, England), James (born 1875 in Sherburn, Durham, England), Robert (born 1878 in Sherburn, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1880 in Sherburn, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Bennett's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Hurst, born in 1815 in Durham, Durham, England.


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Bennett Sewell's household

Male

Bennett

Sewell

Head
Female

Mary

Sewell

Wife
Male

John A

Sewell

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sewell

Daughter
Male

James

Sewell

Son
Male

Robert

Sewell

Son
Female

Mary

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hurst

Mother In Law
First name(s) Bennett
Last name Sewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Durham, Durham, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bennett

Sewell

Head

Married

39

1842

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Sewell

Wife

Married

36

1845

Durham, Durham, England

John A

Sewell

Son

Single

14

1867

Durham, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Sewell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Durham, Durham, England

Jane

Sewell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Durham, Durham, England

James

Sewell

Son

Single

6

1875

Sherburn, Durham, England

Robert

Sewell

Son

Single

3

1878

Sherburn, Durham, England

Mary

Sewell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sherburn, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Hurst

Mother In Law

Widow

66

1815

Durham, Durham, England

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