Help with the Sewell family

[carol8353]

I wonder if he was in some kind of institution and they weren't really sure of his proper age?

[avm228]

I wonder if he was in some kind of institution and they weren't really sure of his proper age?

Could well be.

[ShaunJ]

when Harriet Louisa Sewell married Frederick Murray on 12th April 1912,the witnesses were Alice Louisa Taylor and William Sewell

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Alice Louisa Sewell married Arthur Edward Taylor at Christ Church, Southwark on November 22nd 1891.
She was 18 so that would fit with the Alice born circa 1873 listed in the 1881 census. Father William Sewell, labourer. Witnesses William Sewell and Beatrice Adelaide Ade.

[avm228]

when Harriet Louisa Sewell married Frederick Murray on 12th April 1912,the witnesses were Alice Louisa Taylor and William Sewell

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Alice Louisa Sewell married Arthur Edward Taylor at Christ Church, Southwark on November 22nd 1891.
She was 18 so that would fit with the Alice born circa 1873 listed in the 1881 census. Father William Sewell, labourer. Witnesses William Sewell and Beatrice Adelaide Ade.

Great stuff. Will amend so as to add these details.

[carol8353]

What a good job these families all used married brothers and sisters as their marriage witnesses 

Very helpful !!!

[carol8353]

The original poster wanted to know who her grandma's siblings married and what happened to them.

Now we have found so many of them for you,you should be able to use Free BMD to find children of these marriages by using their newly married surnames (after 1912) and the mothers maiden name (usually Sewell for the girls of course)

Carol

[ShaunJ]

I have been trying without success to find the husband of my great aunt Annie Sewell. Annie was born c1887, her parents were William Sewell and Annie Sewell nee Grainger.According to family stories Annie lost her husband on the Titanic. I thought that I had found their marriage (Annie Kate Sewell to Henry A Allen in 1911) also a Henry Allen did die on the Titanic.I later found that the names of Annie Kate's parents were not William and Annie. So, it would appear that there were two Annie Sewell's who lost their husbands on the Titanic

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The logic's a bit faulty there ! The Henry Allen who was a fireman on the Titanic was married to a Cecilia Reid.

[avm228]

I notice on the 1911 census that one of the children died I wonder which one - could have been Annie born 1887. What do you think?

We can't reproduce 1911 census material on here but it may just be a question of elimination, if Ann's other children can be traced (together?). I can't easily find evidence of Annie born c 1887 after the 1901 census.

[dawnsh]

I think it might be better to have a breather now and wait for Betty to read what we have posted (20 replies!) here and come back and add in her thoughts.

Dawn