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Household of Joseph Parsons (born 1845, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Toxteth Park, Lancashire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Parsons, born in 1845 in Taunton, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Parsons, born in 1845 in Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), Rosa (born 1871 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Lillie (born 1873 in Wellington, Somerset, England) and Sylvanus (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Charles (born 1857 in Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, David (born 1857 in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales).


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Joseph Parsons's household

Male

Joseph

Parsons

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife
Male

Thomas

Parsons

Son
Female

Rosa

Parsons

Daughter
Female

Lillie

Parsons

Daughter
Male

Sylvanus

Parsons

Son
Male

Charles

Grant

Boarder
Male

David

Hurshey

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Parsons
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Taunton, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Parsons

Head

Married

36

1845

Taunton, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Parsons

Wife

Married

36

1845

Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England

Thomas

Parsons

Son

Single

12

1869

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Rosa

Parsons

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wellington, Somerset, England

Lillie

Parsons

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Wellington, Somerset, England

Sylvanus

Parsons

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Charles

Grant

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Scotland

David

Hurshey

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales

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