FAMILY HISTORY: SEED
THE FAMILY OF WILLIAM & SARAH ANN SEED
CENSUS INFORMATION:
| At the time of the 1841 census William was unmarried and still living with his parents. By 1851 he had married Sarah Ann Sumner, settled in Clitheroe, and started a family: |
| 1851 CENSUS OF CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William Seed | Head | Married | M | 28 | Master Tailor | Aighton, Lancashire |
| Sarah A Seed | Wife | Married | F | 25 | Dress Maker | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Ellen Seed | Daughter | - | F | 2 | Daughter | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Anne S Seed | Daughter | - | F | 3 mos. | Daughter | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Thomas Seed | Brother | Unmarried | M | 18 | Ap. Tailor | Haighton, Lancashire |
| George Isherman | Ap. | Unmarried | M | 12 | Ap. Tailor | Bentham, Yorkshire |
| James Lynch | Journ. | Unmarried | M | 22 | Journeyman Tailor | Ireland |
| Abigail Sumner | Sister-in-Law | Unmarried | F | 21 | Cotton Winder | Brasford, Lancashire |
| Anne Tait | Servant | Unmarried | F | 10 | Servant | Downham, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Moor Lane, Clitheroe, Lancashire. (H.O.107-2256, folio 211, page 1) |
| 2: | William Seed's full occupation was Master Tailor employing 2 apprentices and one man. |
| 3: | Thomas Seed's birthplace should be Aighton. The two place names are often confused. |
| 4: | The abbreviations "Ap." and "Journ." meant Apprentice and Journeyman. |
| 5: | Sarah's sister Abigail was working in a factory. Her place of birth is difficult to read but I believe that she was actually born in West Bradford, Lancashire. |
| 1861 CENSUS OF CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William Seed | Head | Married | M | 38 | Tailor & Woolen Draper | Chaigley, Lancashire |
| Sarah A Seed | Wife | Married | F | 38 | - | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Ellen Seed | Daughter | - | F | 12 | Scholar | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Ann S Seed | Daughter | - | F | 10 | Scholar | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Robert Seed | Son | - | M | 8 | Scholar | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Sarah Seed | Daughter | - | F | 2 | - | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Seed | Daughter | - | F | 11 mos. | - | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Robert Johnston | App. | - | M | 17 | Tailor's Apprentice | Carlisle, Cumberland |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at Market Place, Clitheroe, Lancashire. (RG9-3087, folio 14, page 22) |
| 2: | William Seed's birthplace should be Aighton. |
| 3: | The abbreviation "App." meant Apprentice. |
| 1871 CENSUS OF CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| William Seed | Head | Married | M | 48 | Tailor & Draper | Aighton, Lancashire |
| Sarah A Seed | Wife | Married | F | 47 | - | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Ann S Seed | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 20 | Machinist | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Robert Seed | Son | Unmarried | M | 18 | Tailor & Draper's Son | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Sarah Seed | Daughter | - | F | 12 | Scholar | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Seed | Daughter | - | F | 10 | Scholar | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Margaret Seed | Daughter | - | F | 3 | - | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 5 Market Place, Clitheroe, Lancashire. (RG10-4164, folio 23, page 40) |
| William Seed died in 1876 and his wife carried on his business with the help of her daughters: |
| 1881 CENSUS OF CLITHEROE, LANCASHIRE: | ||||||
| NAME: | RELATION: | CONDITION: | SEX: | AGE: | OCCUPATION: | BIRTHPLACE: |
| Sarah A Seed | Head | Widow | F | 55 | Tailor & Draper | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Ann S Seed | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 29 | Machinist (Tailor's) | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Sarah Seed | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 22 | Tailoress | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Elizabeth Seed | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 20 | Tailoress | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Margaret Seed | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 13 | Scholar | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Living at 5 Market Place, Clitheroe, Lancashire. (RG11-4171, folio 116, page 44) |
| 2: | Sarah Ann Seed's age seemed to change in various records and her actual year of birth is not yet known. |
| Sarah Ann (Sumner) Seed died a little over a month after this census was taken. |
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | Census information for William and Sarah Ann's children will be included with their individual pages. |
| 2: | The above information is taken from scanned images at www.ancestry.co.uk. |
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Updated: 10 Jan 2015