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Household of James Parson (born 1818, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Axminster, Devon, 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.

James Parson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Parson, born in 1818 in Dorset, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Parson, born in 1821 in Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; John M (born 1856 in Broomfield, Somerset, England) and Alice E (born 1858 in Broomfield, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Potter, born in 1860 in Colyton, Devon, England.


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James Parson's household

Male

James

Parson

Head
Female

Mary A

Parson

Wife
Male

John M

Parson

Son
Female

Alice E

Parson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Potter

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Parson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Parson

Head

Married

63

1818

Dorset, England

Mary A

Parson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England

John M

Parson

Son

Single

25

1856

Broomfield, Somerset, England

Alice E

Parson

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Broomfield, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Potter

Servant

Single

21

1860

Colyton, Devon, England

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