James Sewell in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of James Sewell of 67 Broad Street, Ratcliff, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): James
Last name: Sewell
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth year: 1831
Occupation: Ship Chandler
Birth town: Pleshey
Birth county: Essex
Birth place: England
Street: 67 Broad Street
Town: —
Parish: Ratcliff
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Stepney

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Jane S	Last name Sewell	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 48	Birth year 1833	Occupation -	Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Susannah	Last name Sewell	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation ((Mothers Help))	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Samuel J	Last name Sewell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 15	Birth year 1866	Occupation Clerk G P O	Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Martha	Last name Sewell	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Jane	Last name Sewell	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England
First name(s) James L	Last name Sewell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 3	Birth year 1878	Occupation -	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Sewell family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes James Sewell and 6 other people

Sewell family summary

NAME: James Sewell
BORN: 1831
BIRTH COUNTY: Essex
ADDRESS IN 1881: Ratcliff, London, Middlesex, England