Henry "Harry" EWELL

1823 - 1905  (82 years)

• Name	Henry "Harry" EWELL
  Nickname	Harry
  Birth	1823	Sandwich, Kent
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2251E35C88554D6696047A396485F867D7CF
  Death	Dec 1905	Thanet RD   [1]
  Notes	1851 census: in Harnett(?) Street, Sandwich St Peter, Kent (all EWELL, all born Sandwich), Henry (head, 28, baker), Harriet M (wife, 30, baker's wife), Mary* (daughter, 10, scholar) and Richard (son, 2, scholar). * she would be Mary Goodson Minter, Harriet's daughter. 1861 census: at the Bakers Shop in Strand Street, Sandwich St Clement, Kent (all EWELL, all born Sandwich), Henry (head, 36, baker), Mary (wife, 39), Richard (son, 11, scholar), Henry (son, 7, scholar) and William (son, 3, scholar). Not clear what happened between 1861 and 1871 but Henry and Mary appear to have separated and Henry became a butcher: 1871 census (1): at 49 King Street, Ramsgate, Kent, Henry EWELL (head, married, 44, butcher, born Sandwich), William EWELL (son, 13, scholar, born Sandwich), Elizabeth HARPER* (housekeeper, widow, 40, born Sandwich), Frederick HARPER (son, 11, scholar, born Sandwich) and Clara HARPER (daughter, 2, born Ramsgate). Also William EVELY (24, butcher's assistant, born Sandwich). * Elizabeth's husband George had died age 33 in Q4 1865. Frederick HARPER was George's son but Clara HARPER was illegitimate, probably the daughter of Henry EWELL and Elizabeth HARPER. In the 1881 census, Clara appeared as Clara EWELL. 1871 census (2): in Strand Street, Sandwich St Mary, Kent, Mary A EWELL (lodger, married, 48, laundress, born Sandwich). 1871 census (3): Henry Wilkinson EWELL and Richard Michael EWELL not found - they married in Q4 1874 and Q4 1876 respectively. 1881 census (1): at 49 King Street, Ramsgate, Kent, Henry EWELL (head, married, 51, butcher, born Sandwich), Clara EWELL** (daughter, 11, scholar, born Ramsgate) and Ada EWELL** (daughter, 9, scholar, born Ramsgate). ** both Clara and Ada were registered as HARPER, illegitimate daughters of Henry EWELL and Elizabeth HARPER. 1881 census (2): Mary A EWELL (married, 60, charwoman, born Sandwich) was a servant with Mary S TAYLOR at Mill Wall Place, Sandwich St Clement. 1891 cenusus (1): at 31 Thornton Road, St Lawrence, Kent (both EWELL), Henry (head, married, 65, butcher, born Sandwich) and Ada (daughter, 19, butchers shop assistant, born Ramsgate). 1891 census (2): Mary A EWELL (married, 73, charwoman, born Sandwich) was head of one of a pair of households in Church Alley, Sandwich St Peter. 1901 cenusus: at 19 Finsbury Road, St Lawrence, Kent, Henry EWELL (lodger, widowed, 77, retired butcher, born Sandwich). Henry died in 1905.
  Person ID	I14	Sandwich, Kent
  Last Modified	3 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry EWELL
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet Matilda Minter,   b. Bef 31 Aug 1817, Sandwich, Kent d. Jul 1852, Eastry RD (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1847	St Clement, Sandwich, Kent   [2]
  	Henry Ewell, 25, bachelor baker of Sandwich, father H-y Ewell baker and Harriet Matilda Minter, 28, spinster domestic servant of Sandwich, father Michael Minter mariner, sign/sign. Joseph Smith (sign), Mary --- Minter (her mark) witnesses
  Children	1. Richard Michael EWELL,   b. Jun 1849, Sandwich, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann OSBORN,   b. Abt 1822, Sandwich, Kent d. Dec 1898, Eastry RD (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1853	Canterbury RD   [3]
  Children	1. Henry Wilkinson EWELL,   b. Sep 1853, Eastry RD d. Yes, date unknown   2. William Osborn EWELL,   b. Dec 1857, Eastry RD d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2024

  
  

  Family 3	Elizabeth Ann BRETT,   b. Abt 1833, Sandwich, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Clara EWELL nee HARPER,   b. Dec 1868, Ramsgate, Kent d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ada EWELL nee HARPER,   b. Jun 1871, Ramsgate, Kent d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2024

  
  

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• Sources

  [S3] BMD index, aged 81, Q4 1905 Thanet 2a/586. (Reliability: 3). [S3] BMD index. [S3] BMD index, Q2 1853 Canterbury 2a/801. (Reliability: 3).