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Household of John Sewell (born 1842, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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.

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 1842 in Norfolk, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Lucy Sewell, born in 1841 in Shelfanger, Norfolk, England. They had 7 children; Harry (born 1863 in Shelfanger, Norfolk, England), Alice (born 1866 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Honour (born 1878 in Durham, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Durham, England), George (born 1868 in Durham, England), John (born 1870 in Durham, England) and Samuel (born 1875 in Durham, England).


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John Sewell's household

Male

John

Sewell

Head
Female

Lucy

Sewell

Wife
Male

Harry

Sewell

Son
Female

Alice

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Honour

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sewell

Daughter
Male

George

Sewell

Son
Male

John

Sewell

Son
Male

Samuel

Sewell

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Sewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Norfolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sewell

Head

Married

39

1842

Norfolk, England

Lucy

Sewell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shelfanger, Norfolk, England

Harry

Sewell

Son

Single

18

1863

Shelfanger, Norfolk, England

Alice

Sewell

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Honour

Sewell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Elizabeth

Sewell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

George

Sewell

Son

Single

13

1868

Durham, England

John

Sewell

Son

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

Samuel

Sewell

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, England

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