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Household of John Parsons (born 1824, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chard, 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.

John Parsons and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Parsons, born in 1824 in Kilmington, Devon, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Parsons, born in 1830 in West Hatch, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1855 in Kilmington, Devon, England), Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Kilmington, Devon, England), Bessie (born 1863 in Colyton, Devon, England), Hannah (born 1868 in Colyton, Devon, England), Esther (born 1871 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England) and Emma (born 1874 in Hawkchurch, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Charles Harvey, born in 1867 in Ashill, Somerset, England.


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John Parsons's household

Male

John

Parsons

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife
Male

John

Parsons

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Esther

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Emma

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Charles

Harvey

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Kilmington, Devon, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Parsons

Head

Married

57

1824

Kilmington, Devon, England

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife

Married

51

1830

West Hatch, Somerset, England

John

Parsons

Son

Single

26

1855

Kilmington, Devon, England

Sarah Ann

Parsons

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Kilmington, Devon, England

Bessie

Parsons

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Colyton, Devon, England

Hannah

Parsons

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Colyton, Devon, England

Esther

Parsons

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Emma

Parsons

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hawkchurch, Dorset, England

Charles

Harvey

Servant

Single

14

1867

Ashill, Somerset, England

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