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Household of James Parsons (born 1840, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastbourne, Sussex, 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 Parsons and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Parsons, born in 1840 in Bognor, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Parsons, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Emily (born 1877 in Willingdon, Sussex, England) and James Sidney (born 1881 in Willingdon, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Wifes Son, Charles (born 1863 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England), James's Nurse Child, Walter (born 1875 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) and James's Lodger, Mary (born 1809 in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England).


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James Parsons's household

Male

James

Parsons

Head
Female

Sarah

Parsons

Wife
Male

Charles

Prodger

Wifes Son
Female

Emily

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Walter

Duncalff

Nurse Child
Male

James Sidney

Parsons

Son
Female

Mary

Douch

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bognor, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Parsons

Head

Married

41

1840

Bognor, Sussex, England

Sarah

Parsons

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Prodger

Wifes Son

Single

18

1863

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Emily

Parsons

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Willingdon, Sussex, England

Walter

Duncalff

Nurse Child

Single

6

1875

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

James Sidney

Parsons

Son

Single

0

1881

Willingdon, Sussex, England

Mary

Douch

Lodger

Widow

72

1809

Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland, England

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