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Household of William Sewell (born 1844, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, 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.

William Sewell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sewell, born in 1844 in Dunmow, Essex, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Sewell, born in 1850 in Middleton, Durham, England. They had 7 children; Alfred John (born 1872 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England), Frederick Wm (born 1874 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England), Joseph A (born 1875 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England), Emily Mary (born 1877 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England), Evelin Elizabeth (born 1878 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England), Lilian Jane (born 1879 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England) and Ralph George (born 1881 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Amelia (born 1865 in South Side, Durham, England) and William's Lodger, James (born 1820 in Seaton Carew, Durham, England).


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William Sewell's household

Male

William

Sewell

Head
Female

Jane

Sewell

Wife
Male

Alfred John

Sewell

Son
Male

Frederick Wm

Sewell

Son
Male

Joseph A

Sewell

Son
Female

Emily Mary

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Evelin Elizabeth

Sewell

Daughter
Female

Lilian Jane

Sewell

Daughter
Male

Ralph George

Sewell

Son
Female

Amelia

Dowson

Servant
Male

James

Noddings

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sewell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dunmow, Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sewell

Head

Married

37

1844

Dunmow, Essex, England

Jane

Sewell

Wife

Married

31

1850

Middleton, Durham, England

Alfred John

Sewell

Son

Single

9

1872

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Frederick Wm

Sewell

Son

Single

7

1874

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Joseph A

Sewell

Son

Single

6

1875

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Emily Mary

Sewell

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Evelin Elizabeth

Sewell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Lilian Jane

Sewell

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Ralph George

Sewell

Son

Single

0

1881

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

Amelia

Dowson

Servant

Single

16

1865

South Side, Durham, England

James

Noddings

Lodger

Single

61

1820

Seaton Carew, Durham, England

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