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Household of John Sewell (born 1844, Yorkshire)

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.

John Sewell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sewell, born in 1844 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Annie (born 1871 in Durham, Durham, England), Mary J (born 1873 in Durham, Durham, England) and John W (born 1875 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, William (born 1814 in Durham, Durham, England), John's Mother, Ann (born 1816 in Langley, Durham, England) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Durham, Durham, England).


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John Sewell's household

Male

John

Sewell

Head
Female

Annie

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Sewell

Daughter
Male

John W

Sewell

Son
Male

William

Sewell

Father
Female

Ann

Sewell

Mother
Female

Jane

Brass

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sewell

Head

Widower

37

1844

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Sewell

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Durham, Durham, England

Mary J

Sewell

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Durham, Durham, England

John W

Sewell

Son

Single

6

1875

Durham, Durham, England

William

Sewell

Father

Married

67

1814

Durham, Durham, England

Ann

Sewell

Mother

Married

65

1816

Langley, Durham, England

Jane

Brass

Servant

Single

23

1858

Durham, Durham, England

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