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Household of Henry John Parsons (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axbridge, 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.

Henry John Parsons and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry John Parsons, born in 1839 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Henry John was the head of the household, married to Selina Parsons, born in 1841 in Bleadon, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Arthur John (born 1864 in Compton Bishop, Somerset, England), Eliza (born 1867 in Weare, Somerset, England), Eva (born 1869 in Weare, Somerset, England), Walter Henry (born 1872 in Weare, Somerset, England), George Edward (born 1876 in Weare, Somerset, England) and Aubrey James (born 1879 in Weare, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry John's Apprentice, Thomas Evans, born in 1862 in Cheddar, Somerset, England.


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Henry John Parsons's household

Male

Henry John

Parsons

Head
Female

Selina

Parsons

Wife
Male

Arthur John

Parsons

Son
Female

Eliza

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Eva

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Walter Henry

Parsons

Son
Male

George Edward

Parsons

Son
Male

Aubrey James

Parsons

Son
Male

Thomas

Evans

Apprentice
First name(s) Henry John
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry John

Parsons

Head

Married

42

1839

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Selina

Parsons

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bleadon, Somerset, England

Arthur John

Parsons

Son

Single

17

1864

Compton Bishop, Somerset, England

Eliza

Parsons

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Weare, Somerset, England

Eva

Parsons

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Weare, Somerset, England

Walter Henry

Parsons

Son

Single

9

1872

Weare, Somerset, England

George Edward

Parsons

Son

Single

5

1876

Weare, Somerset, England

Aubrey James

Parsons

Son

Single

2

1879

Weare, Somerset, England

Thomas

Evans

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Cheddar, Somerset, England

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