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Household of John Sewell (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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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 1850 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Sewell, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Wife's Sister, Annie Kerr, born in 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Sewell's household

Male

John

Sewell

Head
Female

Isabella

Sewell

Wife
Female

Mary

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Jane

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kerr

Wife's Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Sewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sewell

Head

Married

31

1850

England

Isabella

Sewell

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Sewell

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Sewell

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Sewell

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Sewell

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Kerr

Wife's Sister

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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