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ASSOCIATION OF ONTARIO LAND SURVEYORS
Henry De Quincy Sewell, O.L.S., D.L.S., A.M.I.C.E., born 1848, died 1933, was the eldest son of Rev. Henry Doyle Sewell, Vicar at Headcorn, Kent, England and grandson of Jonathan Sewell, first Chief Justice of Lower Canada.

He was educated at Dr. Murray's School in Kent and at Queen's College, London. He served his articles under the late Sir Joseph Bassilgate of London, England, famous sewage and irrigation engineer. Later, on completion of his articles, he received an appointment from the Nizam of Hydrabad as engineer in charge of that district. After 8 years' service he was forced to resign owing to ill health. Returning to England he entered the employ of the Metropolitan board of works as Divisional Engineer and on Jan. 13th, 1880, was appointed Associate member of the Institute of Civil Engineers.

Later coming to Canada he received his Dominion Land Surveyor's commission in 1884, followed by his Ontario Land Surveyor's in 1885. He entered private practice at Port Arthur, later moving to Rat Portage (now Kenora).

He did extensive government work in the Rainy River and Lake of the Woods' district including numerous townships and Sewell's base line in 1888 extending from longitude 91° to 92° in latitude 48 degrees 15 minutes and the meridian line extending south from Lake Conmee to Bass Wood Lake. He also surveyed several townships in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

He entered private practice at Toronto in 1903, which he carried on until his retirement in 1916.

"On Friday afternoon the interment of the late vicar (the Rev. H.D. Sewell) took place at Chantry Chapel [Headcorn], where the grave bad been dug by permission of the Archbishop of Canterbury. The mournful procession left the vicarage at a quarter to three, and the coffin was followed, in addition to the relatives of the deceased, by a large number of parishioners and friends, including Dr. Tuke, Dr. Warren, Messrs, J.H. Grant, A.E. Stuart, G. Homewood, G. Oyler, G. Oyler, jun., T.H. Oyler, Keener, and W. Coveney (churchwardens), J. Hosmar, T. Jones, G. Knight, O. Ellis, T. Gibson, J.Tassell, &c. The cortege was met at the churchyard gates by the following clergy, the Rev. Dr. Reyner, rector of Staplehurst ; the Rev. E.J. Selwyn, rector of Pluckley; the Rev. Joseph Lanphier, rector of Ulcomb; the Rev. J. McLachlan, rector of Sevington ; the Rev. Amos, curate of Headcorn; the Rev. W. Peterson, rector of Biddenden; the Rev. Mercer, vicar of Egerton, &c. On entering the church the Dead March was played by Mr. R.J. Theakstone. The coffin was covered with beautiful wreaths and crosses. The service at the graveside was read in a most impressive manner by the Rev. Joseph Lanphier, and after the congregation passed before the grave to take a last look at the resting place of their pastor. The coffin was of massive oak with brass fittings, and bore on a brass plate the following inscription:- "The Rev. Henry Doyle Sewell, Vicar of Headcorn, died March 19th, 1886; aged 79." The funeral arrangements were conducted by Messrs. Chaplin and Wills."
     The funeral sermon of the Rev. Henry Doyle Sewell setting forth the doctrines of grace was preached by request. This was printed by Shaw & Co. of Ashford.¹⁰

The will (dated Feb. 3, 1885) of the Rev. Henry Doyle Sewell, late of Headcorn. Kent, who died on March 19 last, was proved on the 17th ult. by Mrs. Edith Sewell, the widow, the Rev. Frederick Arthur Cecil Lillingston, and Edward Newman Knocker, the executors, the value of the personal estate exceeding £20,000. The testator bequeaths £2250 to his wife, in addition to the provision made for her by settlement: £15,000, upon trust, for his wife, and, after her decease or marriage again, for his five children by her ; £3000 to, or upon trust for, each of his children, Henry De Quincey, Sewallis Arthur, and Charlotte Mary; and a legacy to his executor Mr. Lillingston. There are also some specific bequests to his wife and children. As to the residue of his real and personal estate. he leaves one moiety, upon trust, for his wife and his children by her; and the other moiety to his three children before named.^11,12