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Household of Joseph Parsons (born 1821, 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.

Joseph Parsons and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Parsons, born in 1821 in Somerset, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Parsons, born in 1835 in St James, Somerset, England. They had 8 children; Francis (born 1857 in St James, Somerset, England), William (born 1863 in St James, Somerset, England), Thomas (born 1867 in St James, Somerset, England), Frederick (born 1869 in St James, Somerset, England), Matilda (born 1873 in St James, Somerset, England), Caroline (born 1876 in St James, Somerset, England), Walter (born 1879 in St James, Somerset, England) and Ernest (born 1881 in St James, Somerset, England).


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Joseph Parsons's household

Male

Joseph

Parsons

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Parsons

Wife
Male

Francis

Parsons

Son
Male

William

Parsons

Son
Male

Thomas

Parsons

Son
Male

Frederick

Parsons

Son
Female

Matilda

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Walter

Parsons

Son
Male

Ernest

Parsons

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Somerset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Parsons

Head

Married

60

1821

Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Parsons

Wife

Married

46

1835

St James, Somerset, England

Francis

Parsons

Son

Single

24

1857

St James, Somerset, England

William

Parsons

Son

Single

18

1863

St James, Somerset, England

Thomas

Parsons

Son

Single

14

1867

St James, Somerset, England

Frederick

Parsons

Son

Single

12

1869

St James, Somerset, England

Matilda

Parsons

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St James, Somerset, England

Caroline

Parsons

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St James, Somerset, England

Walter

Parsons

Son

Single

2

1879

St James, Somerset, England

Ernest

Parsons

Son

Single

0

1881

St James, Somerset, England

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