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Henry William Sewell 1873 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1873

Birth Location: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1914

Death Location: North Sea

Father: Samuel Sewell

Mother: Elizabeth Popay

Spouse(s): Anna Rudd

Children(s): Alice Sewell, Henry Sewell, William Sewell, Hetty Sewell, Edith Sewell, Marian Sewell, Ruth Sewell

Henry William Sewell was born in 1873 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of Samuel Lincoln Sewell and Elizabeth Gunton Popay. Henry William Sewell married Anna Elizabeth Rudd, and had children including Alice Sewell, Henry Sewell, William Samuel Sewell, Hetty A Sewell, Edith L Sewell, Marian E Sewell, Ruth E Sewell. Henry William Sewell passed away in 1914 in North Sea.

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Biography

  • Henry William Sewell was born in 1873 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, the child of Samuel Lincoln Sewell and Elizabeth Gunton Popay.
  • Henry William Sewell married Anna Elizabeth Rudd, and had children including Alice Sewell, Henry Sewell, William Samuel Sewell, Hetty A Sewell, Edith L Sewell, Marian E Sewell, Ruth E Sewell.
  • Henry William Sewell passed away in 1914 in North Sea.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Sewell's Ancestors

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Henry Sewell
1873 – 1914
Birth Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Parents
Samuel Lincoln Sewell
1841 – 1892
Norfolk, England
Elizabeth (Gunton) Popay
1838 – 1899
Winterton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Charles (Steward) Sewell
1810 – 1859
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Sarah Lincoln
1811 –
Pakefield, Suffolk, England
Henry Popay
1808 – 1886
Winterton, Norfolk, England
Anne Gunton
1808 – 1890
Winterton, Norfolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sewell
1771 – 1829
Ann Gowen
1785 – 1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sewell
1740 –
Mary Sewell

Henry Sewell's Descendants

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Henry (William) Sewell (July 1873 – 22 Sep 1914) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Rudd (25 Sep 1875 – )
  1. 1. Alice Sewell (abt 1898 – )
  2. 2. Henry Sewell (abt 1900 – )
  3. 3. William (Samuel) Sewell (7 Aug 1901 – Jun 1966) m. Beatrice (Louisa) Tubby (23 Dec 1901 – Aug 1982)
    1. 1. Audrey (Lorraine) Sewell (25 August 1929 – Sep 1985)
    2. 2. Brenda (Doreen) Sewell (29 April 1932 – January 2002)
  4. 4. Hetty (A) Sewell (27 May 1903 – )
  5. 5. Edith (L) Sewell (31 Mar 1907 – )
  6. 6. Marian (E) Sewell (16 Nov 1909 – )
  7. 7. Ruth (E) Sewell (4 Jul 1913 – )

Henry Sewell's Timeline

6 Records

1873
July 1873
Birth of Henry William Sewell in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1874
7 Jul 1874
Age 1
Birth of Henry William Sewell in Yarmouth, Norfolk
Yarmouth, Norfolk
1875
24 Apr 1875
Age 2
Henry William Sewell was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1881
1881
Age 8
Henry William Sewell resided here in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1911
1911
Age 38
Henry William Sewell resided here in Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Gorleston, Norfolk, England
1914
22 Sep 1914
Age 41
Death of Henry William Sewell in North Sea
North Sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1874
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988, Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; Collection: St Nicholas; -; Date Range: 1886 - 1899; Film Number: 1526459
    [2] UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 242/10; Scan Number: 0303
    [3] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [5] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
    [6] Web: UK, Royal Naval Reserve Service Records Index, 1860-1955
    [7] Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 28/40
    [8] Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 28/108

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1873
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1875
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Reference: PD 28/40

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Gorleston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1914
    Event Place: North Sea
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 242/10; Scan Number: 0303
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [3] UK, De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour, 1914-1919
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] UK, British Army and Navy Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1730-1960, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Admiralty and predecessors: Office of the Director General of the Medical Department of the Navy and predecessors: Service Registers and Registers of Deaths and Injuries. REGISTERS OF KILLED AND WOUNDE
    [6] UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 583828

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Body Not Recovered For Burial
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Royal Navy and Royal Marine War Graves Roll, 1914-1919, TNA Series: ADM 242/10; Scan Number: 0303
    [2] UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947, Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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