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Benjamin SEWELL 1833–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

Birth Location: Burgh, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Carterton

Father: William SEWELL

Mother: Sarah Chingley

Spouse(s): Flora McKay

Children(s): Flora SEWELL, Amy Sewell, James SEWELL, Colin SEWELL, Sarah Sewell, Mary SEWELL, John SEWELL, Frederick SEWELL, Herbert SEWELL, Ernest SEWELL, Frank Sewell, Edward Sewell

The story of Benjamin SEWELL began in 1833 in Burgh, Norfolk, England. In 1851, Benjamin SEWELL was recorded in the census in Mill Lane, Burgh St Margaret, Norfolk, England. Benjamin SEWELL married Flora Mckay, and had children including Amy Lillias Sewell, Colin Sewell, Edward Sewell, Ernest Joseph Sewell, Flora Sewell, Frank Sewell, Frederick Benjamin Sewell, Herbert Nicholas Sewell, James William Sewell, John Sewell, Mary Emma Sewell, Sarah Sewell. Benjamin SEWELL passed away in 1886 in Carterton.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin SEWELL began in 1833 in Burgh, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1851, Benjamin SEWELL was recorded in the census in Mill Lane, Burgh St Margaret, Norfolk, England.
  • Benjamin SEWELL married Flora Mckay, and had children including Amy Lillias Sewell, Colin Sewell, Edward Sewell, Ernest Joseph Sewell, Flora Sewell, Frank Sewell, Frederick Benjamin Sewell, Herbert Nicholas Sewell, James William Sewell, John Sewell, Mary Emma Sewell, Sarah Sewell.
  • Benjamin SEWELL passed away in 1886 in Carterton.

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin SEWELL's Ancestors

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Benjamin SEWELL
1833–1886
Birth Place: Burgh, Norfolk, England
Parents
William SEWELL
1787–1854
Felsted, Essex, UK
Sarah Chingley
1790–1870
Burgh St Margaret, Norfolk, UK
Grandparents
Thomas Sewell
1758–1834
Felsted, Essex, UK
Ann Bacchus
1763–
Burgh St Margaret, Norfolk, UK
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin SEWELL's Descendants

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Benjamin SEWELL (1833–1886) m. Flora McKay (ABT 1843–3 JUN 1906)
  1. 1. Flora SEWELL 1868–1939 m. William (John) Bond 1863–1949
    1. 1. Rubina (Gladys) Bond 1889–1973 m. Murray (Murray) Corlett 1882–1970
      1. 1. Edmund (Murray) Corlett 1909–1942
      2. 2. Eunice (Mary) Corlett 1914–1996 m. Lionel (Albert) WAGHORN –1949
      3. 3. Arthur (John) Corlett 1915–1983
      4. 4. Joyce (Flora) Corlett 1921–1971 m. Leslie (Charles) HALLAM –1971
    2. 2. William Bond 1898–1911
    3. 3. Clifford Bond –1964
    4. 4. Doris Bond 1900–1963
  2. 2. Amy (Lillias) Sewell 1877–1958 m. Walter (Thomas) Waterson 1875–1960
    1. 1. Flora ("Sis") Waterson 1900–1970
    2. 2. Leslie (Alfred) Waterson 1899–1973
    3. 3. Ralph (Desmond) Waterson 1901–1920
    4. 4. Mervyn (Walter) Waterson 1905–1987
    5. 5. Ivy Waterson 1913–1985
  3. 3. James (William) SEWELL 1862–1901
    1. 1. Ethel (May) Sewell 1887–1956
    2. 2. Nancy (Olive Maud) SEWELL 1891–1945
  4. 4. Colin SEWELL 1864–1940
  5. 5. Sarah Sewell 1866–1950
  6. 6. Mary (Emma) SEWELL 1870–1931
  7. 7. John SEWELL 1874–1953
  8. 8. Frederick (Benjamin) SEWELL 1872–1964
  9. 9. Herbert (Nicholas) SEWELL 1879–1950
  10. 10. Ernest (Joseph) SEWELL 1879–1926
  11. 11. Frank Sewell 1886–1948
  12. 12. Edward Sewell 1872–

Benjamin SEWELL's Timeline

4 Records

1833
1833
Birth of Benjamin SEWELL in Burgh, Norfolk, England
Burgh, Norfolk, England
1851
1851
Age 18
Benjamin SEWELL appeared in census in Mill Lane, Burgh St Margaret, Norfolk, England
Mill Lane, Burgh St Margaret, Norfolk, England
1886
18 MAY 1886
Age 53
Death of Benjamin SEWELL in Carterton, NZ
Carterton, NZ
1886
1886
Age 53
Burial of Benjamin SEWELL in Carterton
Carterton

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Burgh, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1886
    Event Place: Carterton, NZ

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Carterton

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Mill Lane, Burgh St Margaret, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

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