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Household of John Sewell (born 1831, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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 Sewell and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sewell, born in 1831 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary A Sewell, born in 1832 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1860 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Alice (born 1863 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), George (born 1865 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1869 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Helena J (born 1872 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and William A (born 1874 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Father In Law, Thomas Smith, born in 1800 in Sandon, Staffordshire, England.


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John Sewell's household

Male

John

Sewell

Head
Female

Mary A

Sewell

Wife
Male

John

Sewell

Son
Female

Alice

Sewell

Daughter
Male

George

Sewell

Son
Female

Harriet

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Helena J

Sewell

Daughter
Male

William A

Sewell

Son
Male

Thomas

Smith

Father In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Sewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sewell

Head

Married

50

1831

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Sewell

Wife

Married

49

1832

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

John

Sewell

Son

Single

21

1860

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Alice

Sewell

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

George

Sewell

Son

Single

16

1865

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Sewell

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Helena J

Sewell

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

William A

Sewell

Son

Single

7

1874

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Smith

Father In Law

Married

81

1800

Sandon, Staffordshire, England

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