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Household of John Sewill (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, 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 Sewill and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Sewill, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Abigail E Sewill, born in 1846 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Joseph S (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Lilian P (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ella C (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Herbert D (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Lucy E (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nurse, Ellen (born 1850 in Anglesey, Wales), John's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), John's Servant, Martha (born 1852 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in -).


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John Sewill's household

Male

John

Sewill

Head
Female

Abigail E

Sewill

Wife
Male

Joseph S

Sewill

Son
Female

Lilian P

Sewill

Daughter
Female

Ella C

Sewill

Daughter
Male

Herbert D

Sewill

Son
Female

Lucy E

Sewill

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Venmore

Nurse
Female

Jane

Hughes

Servant
Female

Martha

Brearley

Servant
Female

Mary

Reilly

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Sewill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Sewill

Head

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Abigail E

Sewill

Wife

Married

35

1846

City of London, Middlesex, England

Joseph S

Sewill

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lilian P

Sewill

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ella C

Sewill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Herbert D

Sewill

Son

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lucy E

Sewill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Venmore

Nurse

-

31

1850

Anglesey, Wales

Jane

Hughes

Servant

-

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Brearley

Servant

-

29

1852

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Reilly

Servant

-

27

1854

-

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