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1871 lookup please

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Lynne

Lynne Report 19 Apr 2021 15:00

I'm looking for a Robert sewell b 1860 in Sunderland but can't seem to find him before 1881 census many thanks

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 19 Apr 2021 15:07

I've deleted my post as I had the wrong one.

Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Apr 2021 15:08

is this him

Name: Robert Sewell
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 15 Aug 1860
Baptism Place: Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham, England
Mother:
Sarah Sewell
FHL Film Number: 1482466
Reference ID: item 3 p 2

Bishopwearmouth is a former village and parish which now constitutes the west side of Sunderland City Centre,

Robert
Last name Sewell
Birth quarter 3
Birth year 1860
Mother's maiden name -
District Sunderland
County Durham
Country England

Lynne

Lynne Report 19 Apr 2021 15:09

Yes maddie that is him

Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Apr 2021 15:35

sorry i cant see him

Lynne

Lynne Report 19 Apr 2021 15:49

Can anyone find him on the 1861 or 1871 census

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 19 Apr 2021 16:14

As only the mother’s name is shown could it mean she wasn’t married.
Could Sarah have married and Robert shown on the census under his stepfathers name.

Lynne

Lynne Report 19 Apr 2021 16:16

Thanks maddie not can I

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 19 Apr 2021 16:31

There's no mariage of a Sarah Sewell or variation 1860-1871 in Sunderland.

Can't see an unmarried Sarah Sewell of a feasible age in 1851 or 1861 in Bishopwearmouth - or Sunderland as a whole.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 19 Apr 2021 17:25

Please post 1881 for reference

Maddie

Maddie Report 19 Apr 2021 17:32

1881

Robert Sewell Head Married Male 21 1860 Laborer At Coal Mine Sunderland, Durham, England
Sarah Sewell Wife Married Female 24 1857 - Sunderland, Durham, England -------- nee brown
Robert E Sewell Son Single Male 1 1880 - Sunderland, Durham, England
16, Gill Bridge Ave, Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England

1891
Kirtleys Buildings, Hope Street, Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England
Robert Sewell Head Married Male 32 1859 Cartman Ferry Hill, Durham, England
Sarah Sewell Wife Married Female 35 1856 - Sunderland, Durham, England
Robert S Sewell Son Single Male 12 1879 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England
John T Sewell Son Single Male 9 1882 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England
George Sewell Son Single Male 6 1885 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England
William Sewell Son Single Male 3 1888 Scholar Sunderland, Durham, England

Robert
Last name Sewell
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1859
Age 39
Death quarter 4
Death year 1898
District Sunderland
County Durham

Lynne

Lynne Report 19 Apr 2021 17:52

Thanks everyone it's got me stumped

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 19 Apr 2021 17:59

A birth in 3rd qtr of 1860 would give a birth year of 1861 on censuses

Lynne

Lynne Report 19 Apr 2021 18:06

Thank you will have another look

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 19 Apr 2021 19:00

Did he name a father when he married?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 19 Apr 2021 19:15

Sadly no mariage cert or banns viewable:

Robert Sewell
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Robert Sewell
Registration Year: 1877
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Registration District: Sunderland
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 815
Records on Page:
Name
Robert Sewell
Sarah Brown


SEWELL, ROBERT EDWARD mmn BROWN
GRO Reference: 1879 J Quarter in SUNDERLAND Volume 10A Page 556

malyon

malyon Report 19 Apr 2021 19:47

Name Robert Sewell
Sex Male
Christening Date 15 Aug 1860
Christening Place Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Christening Place (Original) Bishop-Wearmouth, Durham, England
Mother's Name Sarah Sewell
Mother's Sex Female

Lynne

Lynne Report 19 Apr 2021 19:52

Thanks every one

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 20 Apr 2021 10:38

In 1891, he claims to have been born in Ferry Hill

Suggestions ONLY. You need the marriage cert

First name(s) Robert
Last name Sewell
Birth quarter 3
Birth year 1859
Mother's maiden name Walton
District Stockton
County Durham
Country England
Volume 10A
Page 77

1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
New House, Fishburn Village, Fishburn, Stockton, Durham, England

John Sewell Head Married Male 37 1824 Farmer Of 204 Acres Sedgefield, Durham, England
Ann Sewell Wife Married Female 32 1829 - Durham, England
John Sewell Son - Male 11 1850 Scholar Durham, England
Elizabeth Ann Sewell Daughter - Female 9 1852 Scholar Durham, England
Mary Jane Sewell Daughter - Female 5 1856 - Durham, England
Robert Sewell Son - Male 1 1860 - Sedgefield, Durham, England
George Atkinson Servant Unmarried Male 20 1841 - Sedgefield, Durham, England
Nicholas Gent Servant Unmarried Male 19 1842 - Yorkshire, England


1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Village, Bishop Middleham, Stockton, Durham, England
John Sewell Head - Male 46 1825 - Durham, England
Ann Sewell Wife - Female 43 1828 - Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Ann Sewell Daughter - Female 19 1852 - Durham, England
Mary Jane Sewell Daughter - Female 15 1856 - Durham, England
Robert Sewell Son - Male 11 1860 - Durham, England
Edward Thos Sewell Son - Male 9 1862 - Durham, England
Hannah Sewell Daughter - Female 7 1864 - Durham, England
Francis E Sewell Daughter - Female 6 1865 - Durham, England
George Sewell Son - Male 2 1869 - Durham, England

Marriages Jun 1848 (>99%)
SEWELL John Durham 24 104
WALTON Ann Durham & 24 104

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 20 Apr 2021 11:38

That family in 1881 - no Robert, which would fit.
BUT a son of that age would probably have left home by then in any case, for work.

Ann Sewell
in the 1881 England Census
Name: Ann Sewell
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relationship to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Bishopwearmouth
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street Address: 18 Ward Street
Marital status: Widow
Education:
Employment status:
View image
Occupation: Annuitant
Registration District: Sunderland
Sub registration district: South Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors:
Piece: 4996
Folio: 99
Page Number: 28
Household Members:
Name Age
Ann Sewell 52
Edward Sewell 19
Frances Ellen Sewell 16
Robert E. Crossby 41