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Household of John Seward (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, 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.

John Seward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Seward, born in 1845 in Trull, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Seward, born in 1850 in Elworthy, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1877 in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England), Rosa Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England) and Emily Ann (born 1881 in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, John James (born 1863 in Spaxton, Somerset, England), John's Nephew, Francis (born 1877 in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England), John's Servant, Sarah Elizabeth (born 1863 in Middlezoy, Somerset, England) and John's Servant, Selina (born 1858 in Stogursey, Somerset, England).


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John Seward's household

Male

John

Seward

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Seward

Wife
Male

William

Seward

Son
Female

Rosa Elizabeth

Seward

Daughter
Female

Emily Ann

Seward

Daughter
Male

John James

Sellick

Nephew
Male

Francis

Trott

Nephew
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Peney

Servant
Female

Selina

Stone

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Seward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Trull, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Seward

Head

Married

36

1845

Trull, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Seward

Wife

Married

31

1850

Elworthy, Somerset, England

William

Seward

Son

Single

4

1877

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

Rosa Elizabeth

Seward

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

Emily Ann

Seward

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

John James

Sellick

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Spaxton, Somerset, England

Francis

Trott

Nephew

Single

4

1877

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Peney

Servant

Single

18

1863

Middlezoy, Somerset, England

Selina

Stone

Servant

Single

23

1858

Stogursey, Somerset, England

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