Help with the Sewell family

[carol8353]

William James Sewell ,widower marries Ann Grainger, spinster on 9th June 1878 at St Philip's Clerkenwell.Both of full age.

He is a mason and they are both of 3 Queen Street.His father Charles james Sewell decd,hers John Grainger also decd

Witnesses are William Benjamin Higginson and Harriet Mayes.

[carol8353]

2 of their children were baptised on 28 June 1881,at Holy Trinity, Grays Inn Road, Camden.

Ann Sewell ,dau of William and Ann,a stone mason of 9 Little,Grays Inn Lane.

William Sewell, son of William and Ann  "           "            "    DOB Jan 1881.

[dawnsh]

I think we need to fully recap on the censuses and children as we know them including all their various names in chronological order, I don't believe we have an extra Annie just some confusion over census entries and birth years.

Dawn

[avm228]

Quick first sketch of the chronology here [now amended several times for extra information]. 

1839 (Dec qtr): Birth reg of William James Sewell, Holborn

1864 (16 May): William James Sewell marries Mary Ann Holmes, St Barnabas Finsbury (St Luke's district)

1869 (9 Jan): Birth of Martha Mary Ann Sewell (per baptism record). Possibly the same person as "Annie", 12 in 1881, but her birthplace given as St Luke's.

1869 (Jan qtr): Registration of birth of Mary Anne Sewell, St Olave

1871 (census): Family at Ernest St, St Pancras. Only child is 2 yo daughter "Mary E", 2 b Boro'.

c1871-3?: Birth of Annie A Sewell (17 or 19 in 1891, birthplace not stated)

1873?: Birth of Alice (Louisa) Sewell (Alice, 8 b Clerkenwell in 1881 - not found in 1891 unless she's the person enumerated as "Annie A")

1874 (5 Jan): Baptism at St Pancras of Martha Mary Ann Sewell, born 1869 ("of 9 Drummond St")

c1874-8: Death of Mary Ann Sewell (William’s wife)

1878 (9 Jun): William James Sewell marries Ann Grainger, Holborn (both "of 3 Queen St")

1878 (Dec qtr): Birth reg of Ann Sewell, Holborn ("Annette", 2 b Clerkenwell, per 1881)

1881 (Jun qtr): Birth reg of William James Sewell, Holborn (baptism record gives birthdate as Jan 1881).

1881 (census): Family at 9 Little Gray's Inn Lane. Children Annie 12, Alice 8?, Annette 2?, William J 1mo?

1881 (28 Jun): Baptism of Ann & William Sewell ("of 9 Little Gray's Inn Lane")

c1881-7?: Birth of Sarah Sewell (20 in 1901 but "32" upon marriage in 1919) Not found in 1891

c1887? Birth of Annie Sewell (14 in 1901) Not found in 1891 or after 1901

1889 (Jun qtr): Birth of Harriet Sewell, London City

1889 (Jun qtr): Annie Martha Sewell marries Frederick Buckthorpe

1891 (census): Family is at 29 Plough Court, Holborn. Son W 13, daurs Annie A 17, Harriet S 2.

1891 (22 Nov): Alice Louisa Sewell marries Arthur Edward Taylor, Christ Church, Southwark. Her father is named as William Sewell, Labourer

1893 (Jun qtr): Birth of Charles Henry Sewell, Holborn

1897: (13 Jun): Annie Sewell (18) marries Thomas Murray (18) at St Paul, Clerkenwell. Her father named as William Sewell, bookseller.

1901 (census): Family at 1 Sidmouth St, off Gray's Inn Rd. William (W. J.) is a bookseller. Children William 22, Sarah 20, Annie 14, Harriett 12, Charles 8.

1914 (12 Apr): Harriet Louisa Sewell marries Frederick Murray, St Philip Clerkenwell

1915 (Mar qtr): Possible death: William Sewell aged 72, Islington.

1919 (31 Mar): Sarah Sewell marries Richard Jones

[carol8353]

1891 they are at 29 Plough Court Holborn.
Sadly the enumerator has missed off all their occupations and places of birth,writing the word OUT by the side of their names.

William Sewell    52 head
Ann Sewell    37 wife
W Sewell    13 son
Annie A Sewell 17 dau
Harriet S Sewell    20 dau

The writing is a bit splodgey and Annie's age could read 17 or 19.

ADDED and Harriet's age looks more like 2- fits in with her being below her older sister too.

Big gap in kids ages though?

Carol

[avm228]

1891 they are at 29 Plough Court Holborn.
Sadly the enumerator has missed off all their occupations and places of birth,writing the word OUT by the side of their names.

William Sewell    52 head
Ann Sewell    37 wife
W Sewell    13 son
Annie A Sewell 17 dau
Harriet S Sewell    20 dau

The writing is a bit splodgey and Annie's age could read 17 or 19.

Carol

Harriet's 2 I think, not 20? Fits with other info about her.

No idea what to do with Annie A!

[carol8353]

I can't find a definite birth for any of them bar William James (son)

Births Jun 1881 

SEWELL    William James         Holborn    1b   695

[dawnsh]

I think this might be William snr's death, apart from an odd reference to Boro, there is no other evidence to suggest the family moved far away from Holborn/Clerkenwell/Pancras

Mar 1915
Sewell    William    72    Islington    1b   551

There is a matching burial for this (9 Feb 1915) at www.deceasedonline.com but it looks like a common grave. The Holborn Union Infirmary was in Archway Road, Upper Holloway, if he died there this could be his death and burial.

[avm228]

Yes I see what you mean about the Islington death/burial, Dawn. His age at death is a bit out but that is nothing new! Will amend the chronology to add it in.