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Household of Edward Parsons (born 1840, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edward Parsons and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Parsons, born in 1840 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 13 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Caroline E Parsons, born in 1843 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England. They had 9 children; Jessie S (born 1864 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Robert J (born 1865 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Carrie (born 1867 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Edward J (born 1868 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Florence (born 1870 in Taunton, Somerset, England), William (born 1872 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Mabel (born 1874 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Fred (born 1875 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and Fanny (born 1877 in Taunton, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Servant, Emma (born 1861 in Heddon, Somerset, England) and Edward's Servant, Sarah (born 1863 in Carhampton, Somerset, England).


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Edward Parsons's household

Male

Edward

Parsons

Head
Female

Caroline E

Parsons

Wife
Female

Jessie S

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Robert J

Parsons

Son
Female

Carrie

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Edward J

Parsons

Son
Female

Florence

Parsons

Daughter
Male

William

Parsons

Son
Female

Mabel

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Fred

Parsons

Son
Female

Fanny

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Emma

Radford

Servant
Female

Sarah

Griffiths

Servant
First name(s) Edward
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Edward

Parsons

Head

Married

41

1840

Taunton, Somerset, England

Caroline E

Parsons

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bridgwater, Somerset, England

Jessie S

Parsons

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Taunton, Somerset, England

Robert J

Parsons

Son

Single

16

1865

Taunton, Somerset, England

Carrie

Parsons

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Taunton, Somerset, England

Edward J

Parsons

Son

Single

13

1868

Taunton, Somerset, England

Florence

Parsons

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Taunton, Somerset, England

William

Parsons

Son

Single

9

1872

Taunton, Somerset, England

Mabel

Parsons

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Taunton, Somerset, England

Fred

Parsons

Son

Single

6

1875

Taunton, Somerset, England

Fanny

Parsons

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Taunton, Somerset, England

Emma

Radford

Servant

Single

20

1861

Heddon, Somerset, England

Sarah

Griffiths

Servant

Single

18

1863

Carhampton, Somerset, England

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