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Household of Joseph Sewell (born 1846, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Joseph Sewell and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sewell, born in 1846 in Syston, Leicestershire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Jane Sewell, born in 1848 in Nottinghamshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father In Law, John (born 1797 in Hertfordshire, England) and Joseph's Niece, Clara Wildey (born 1870 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England).


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Joseph Sewell's household

Male

Joseph

Sewell

Head
Female

Mary Jane

Sewell

Wife
Male

John

Johnson

Father In Law
Female

Clara Wildey

Burrows

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Syston, Leicestershire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sewell

Head

Married

35

1846

Syston, Leicestershire, England

Mary Jane

Sewell

Wife

Married

33

1848

Nottinghamshire, England

John

Johnson

Father In Law

Widower

84

1797

Hertfordshire, England

Clara Wildey

Burrows

Niece

Single

11

1870

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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