John Graham Sewell was born on Sunday 4 December 1864 in Ellonby, Cumberland.

John married Ann (Annie) Topham in 1893 in the Rochdale Registration District, Lancashire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Ann (Annie) Topham:

- Mary Ellen (Nellie) Sewell	born on 7 March 1895 in Rochdale, Lancashire.
- John Graham Sewell	born on 5 October 1896 in Rochdale, Lancashire.
- Sarah Jane (Sally) Sewell	born on 2 December 1897 in Rochdale, Lancashire.
- William Henry Sewell	born on 16 September 1899 in Rochdale, Lancashire.
- Charlie Topham Sewell	born on 26 May 1901 in Rochdale, Lancashire.
- Annie Elizabeth Sewell	born on 25 November 1902 in the Rochdale Registration District (Mar. quarter 1903).
- Isabelle Sewell	born on 26 September 1904 in Littleborough, Lancashire.
- Ernest Sewell	born on 22 July 1906 in Littleborough, Lancashire.
- Alice Sewell	born on 30 June 1910 in Littleborough, Lancashire.
- Jessie Sewell	born on 15 November 1912 in the Rochdale Registration District.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1864		Ellomby, Cumberland.	Note 1.
1894	1899	Rochdale, Lancashire.	Note 2.
1901		Foxholes Farm, Foxholes Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1911		Higher Eafield Farm, Smithy Bridge, Near Rochdale, Lancashire.	Census Data.

Details of John's occupation are not known.

John died when he was 76 years old, on Sunday 12 October 1941.  

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1901 Census. John's birthplace.
2.	See 1901 Census. Birthplace of his children Mary, John, Sarah and William.
4.	Information supplied by Marian Fuller (nee Sewell).

Census Data:

Year	Address
1901	Foxholes Farm, Foxholes Lane, Rochdale, Lancashire.
1911	Higher Eafield Farm, Smithy Bridge, Near Rochdale, Lancashire.
1939	Higher Eafield Farm, Littleborough, Lancashire.